Flu vaccine paradox adds to public health debate

People who receive flu vaccines year after year can sometimes show reduced protection an effect that Canadian infectious disease specialists say muddies public health messages for annual flu vaccine campaigns During the 2009 H1N1 pandemic Flu vaccine paradox adds to public health debate

flu vaccine might fall short, health officials warn - cbc.ca public health officials are warning that the flu vaccine used this season may not be as effective as hoped against the strain that's currently making the rounds "we're at or close to peak certainly in southern ontario for influenza activity" said dr doug sider

free flu shots offered at public health - juneauempire.com nurse claire suzanne geldhof draws a flu vaccination at the juneau public health center on wednesday by melissa griffiths juneau empire fight the flu before it hits influenza vaccines are available free at statewide public health clinics for

flu vaccine not good match for one strain, but health officials say you should still ... - brainerddispatch.com public health officials say there's still plenty of time to get a flu shot peak flu season usually arrives in january or february shown are immunization nurse cheryl wavrin of fargo cass public health right and theresa orecchia

public health director encourage illinois residents to get flu shot - annanews.com as increasing influenza activity is seen in the state illinois department of public health director dr lamar hasbrouck encourages everyone 6 months and older to get a flu vaccine previous flu seasons have shown the number of people being vaccinated

cdc said this season's flu vaccine was less than 60 percent effective - capitalotc.com every early march who experts fda health representatives and biotech scientists gather somewhere in maryland to debate what influenza strains are better to use in manufacturing next season's flu vaccine cdc officials said that the whole move is an

flu vaccine not as effective, but local health expert says it's still best to get it - alabamas13.com the annual season of coughing sneezing and fevers is here and some health experts says this flu season may be worse than usual the alabama department of public health says the spread of the flu in the state is at a "regional" level this means that the

county public health urges everyone to get flu vaccine as season wears on - lompocrecord.com for thousands of people every year the flu transitions from a sore throat fever and a few days in bed to a lifethreatening condition that's the type of situation the centers for disease control and the santa barbara county public health department are trying

nearly half of americans think flu vaccine can make you sick - healthcentral.com doctors and public health officials who want people to get flu shots apparently need to do a better job of allaying the public's fears according to a survey about 40 percent of adults in the us still believe that you can contract the flu from getting vaccinated

vaccinations still recommended even though flu vaccine not a good match for ... - inforum.com fargo – people shouldn't be deterred from getting a flu shot simply because the vaccine isn't a perfect match for one influenza strain that has emerged early in the season public health officials said advertisement video print

flu vaccine still provides protection without perfect match to strains - baltimoresun.com these are the calls public health officials don't want this time of year from procrastinators who haven't gotten the flu vaccine asking if it's still worthwhile "i tell them 'of course it is'" said doris hare communicable disease program manager with the carroll

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