The study yields more evidence that getting a flu shot 2 years in a row may lower effectiveness.
JID study had some surprising findings.
Emory researchers found that pregnant women who received a flu vaccine had a lower risk of stillbirth than unvaccinated women, according to a study published yesterday in Clinical Infectious Diseases. The meta-analysis also found no association between miscarriage and receiving a flu vaccine.
Several Pacific Islands are the only areas of the world with noteworthy influenza activity at present, as circulation in nearly all other areas remains low, typical for this time of year, according to yesterday's World Health Organization (WHO) biweekly update .
Experts were surprised to find that the effectiveness of FluMist fell short in this age-group.
Seasonal influenza vaccination is significantly effective in elderly, community-dwelling populations during seasons in which flu activity is widespread, according to a meta-analysis yesterday in Lancet Infectious Diseases.
A woman in China's Jiangsu province has H7N9 avian flu and is hospitalized in critical care, Hong Kong's Department of Health (DH) reported today.
The 58-year-old woman had bought a chicken at a market and slaughtered it prior to having symptoms, the agency said in a news release.
A 2-year serology study using stringent criteria found antibodies to H5N1 avian flu in 2.1% of Egyptians exposed to poultry, a finding that National Institutes of Health (NIH) officials said demonstrates that the virus poses a low pandemic risk.
The $275 million deal will make the company the second leading player in the $4 billion global flu vaccine market.
As the season's first flu deaths occur, some manufacturers have had delays in flu vaccine shipment.
