In a flu pandemic setting, the drug could be used to curb household transmission, especially early in the response, the authors say.
The loss of activity is equivalent to 15% of the US population becoming completely immobile for 1 day.
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The new analysis includes death records and out-of-hospital heart attacks, finding a more robust connection than an earlier study.
Recently approved for emergency use, the first combo at-home test for COVID-19 also marks the first self-test for flu.
China is experiencing a surge in H1N1 activity, India is battling H3N2, and flu is still above baseline in the European region.
Officials are investigating a cluster of severe influenza B infections in kids and teens, some of whom had complications.
After peaking in late 2022, global flu activity continues to decline, with greater proportion of the H1N1 and influenza B viruses detected.
The company, however, recently filed for bankruptcy, citing the prolonged FDA authorization process.
The Department of Energy, with "low confidence," says SARS-CoV-2 may have come from a lab, and a controversial doctors groups touts ivermectin for the flu and RSV.
US influenza activity is still low, flu vaccine protection is moderate, and WHO advisers only tweak the makeup of next year's flu vaccine.
Two recent papers claim there are no differences between surgical masks and respirators for preventing the spread of respiratory diseases like COVID-19 and flu, but the articles are deeply flawed.
The percentage of outpatient visits for flulike illness remained just above the national baseline.
