News & Perspective

May 03, 2016

May 03, 2016

Flu Scan for May 03, 2016

Maternal flu vaccine benefits
H9 case in Egypt
H7N7 outbreak in Italy
Foie gras ban in France

Apr 28, 2016

Apr 28, 2016

Flu Scan for Apr 28, 2016

Tropical flu patterns
H5N1 in Vietnam

Apr 26, 2016

Apr 26, 2016

Flu Scan for Apr 26, 2016

Morning vs afternoon flu shots
H5N1 outbreaks in Iraq

Apr 20, 2016

Apr 20, 2016
Flu vaccine syringe

Study: Flu vaccine efficacy can wane over single season

The efficacy of the flu shot in 2007-08 waned over the season but remained high.

Apr 20, 2016

Flu Scan for Apr 20, 2016

Influenza A, then B
Flu vaccine protection surprise
Global flu update

Apr 07, 2016

Apr 07, 2016
Syringes

Review shows persistently low flu vaccine protection against H3N2

Protection for H3N2 was 33%, for B strains it was 54%, and for 2009 H1N1 it was 61%.

Apr 07, 2016

News Scan for Apr 07, 2016

Third Ebola case in Liberia
Fatal Saudi MERS case
Flu vaccine gap in Denmark
Africa polio surveillance

Apr 05, 2016

Apr 05, 2016
Flu shot

Study: Prior-year vaccination cut flu vaccine effects in 2014-15

Those vaccinated 3 years in a row appeared to fare the worst in 2014-15 against H3N2 flu, but experts say it's still beneficial to get a flu shot each year.

Apr 01, 2016

Apr 01, 2016

Flu Scan for Apr 01, 2016

Waning US flu activity
UK flu vaccine effectiveness
Avian flu in US wild birds

Mar 31, 2016

Mar 31, 2016

News Scan for Mar 31, 2016

Long-term Lyme treatment
Flu vaccination and lower stillbirth levels
Guinea Ebola update
More Saudi MERS

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