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Influenza vaccine
Fit to Fight Flu? Study Suggests Pre-Vaccine Health Determines Its Success
Study reveals that optimal pre-vaccination metabolic health significantly enhances the effectiveness of flu vaccines.
CDC: Last Year’s Flu Shot Was Less Than 50 Percent Effective for Children and Adolescents
Despite low efficacy, the CDC says the flu shot is a “critical tool” to prevent moderate-to-severe influenza in children and adolescents.
H3N8 Avian Flu Virus Has Strong Transmission Potential With Risk of Major Outbreak
A recent study revealed that human isolates of the H3N8 virus can be transmitted through the air among ferrets.
