Public Health and Influenza: Why the Flu Vaccine is So Important
During the 2015-2016 flu season, approximately 59.3% of children and 41.7% of adults received the influenza vaccine.
Vaccines
Vaccine Therapies Show Promise As Lung Cancer Tx
Developed in Cuba, the TG4010 and CIMAvax-EGF vaccines are undergoing clinical study in the US.
Examination of Dose-Sparing Safe With Influenza Vaccine
Immunogenicity of 4 different vaccine strains, including H1N1, H3N2, and B influenza, were examined.
Risk of Worsening Asthma From LAIV Unfounded
A new study found no risks for exacerbation of asthma in children given LAIV, despite ACIP recommendations against its use in children with asthma.
Trump Administration Threatens Current Vaccination System
“It is foreseeable that in the coming weeks, challenges to our vaccination system will come from three directions at once.”
H1N1 Influenza Vaccine More Effective in Children
The inactivated monovalent influenza A(H1N1) vacccines in both adjuvanted and unadjuvanted forms were more effective in children than adults.
Safety Outcomes of Influenza Vaccine in Pregnancy
Birth weight and week’s gestation of infants at birth are not affected by maternal influenza vaccination during any trimester of pregnancy.
Study Finds Quadrivalent Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine Safe
No safety signals were observed with the administration of quadrivalent live attenuated influenza vaccine, according to a large population study.
Double-dose IIV4 Safe and Effective in Young Children
Researchers evaluated whether administering double-dose IIV4 to children younger than 3 years of age improved protection against influenza B without increasing adverse events in a phase 3 trial.
LAIV May Be Safe in Children with Underlying Medical Conditions
The live attenuated influenza vaccine, LAIV, is safe in children under 2 with underlying medical conditions.
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