Influenza Vaccines

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NEWS SCAN: Anthrax vaccine events, 34 more E coli cases, Q fever in 3 states, UK measles, low-dose intradermal flu vaccine, flu vaccine for UK kids

Jun 24, 2011

 

ACIP likely to OK flu shots for egg-allergic patients

(CIDRAP News) – The federal government's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) yesterday approved a statement that says injected influenza vaccines are safe for people who have a mild egg allergy, provided they are observed afterward for any reactions, but the statement is not yet official policy.

Robert Roos
 

NEWS SCAN: H5N1 death in Egypt, CSL flu-vaccine probe called 'inadequate,' H1N1 vaccine and pregnancy, measles spread

Jun 22, 2011

 

NEWS SCAN: pH1N1 and pregnancy outcomes, pH1N1 'cousins,' upping workplace flu vaccination, forest-dwelling dengue, measles in North Dakota

Jun 14, 2011

 

FLU NEWS SCAN: Flu vaccine coverage, vaccine production, kids' flu complications, H5N1 deaths, swine flu diversity

 

Cytokines suggested as factor in Australian flu-vaccine reactions

(CIDRAP News) – A study from Australia suggests that a vaccine-induced surge of cytokines (pro-inflammatory chemical messengers) might have been a factor in the unusual rate of fever and seizures seen in Australian children who received the Fluvax seasonal flu vaccine last year.

The adverse events prompted suspension of use of the vaccine in children under age 5 in Australia in 2010, and the problem remains unexplained.

Robert Roos
 

NEWS SCAN: Adjuvanted pandemic vaccines, vaccine exemptions, disrupting mosquito scents, MRSA in fire stations

Jun 2, 2011

 

FLU NEWS SCAN: Early antivirals for H1N1, UK flu deaths, swine flu diversity, H5N1-seasonal flu vaccine combo, horn-blowing aerosolization

May 25, 2011

 

FLU NEWS SCAN: School closings and H1N1, H1N1 clinical impact, H5N1 vaccine trial results

May 24, 2011

 

WHO advisors address H1N1 response, flu vaccine issues

(CIDRAP News) – An advisory group of experts to the World Health Organization (WHO) welcomed findings from an independent review committee on the agency's 2009 H1N1 pandemic response and expressed concern about findings of narcolepsy in Europe possibly linked to a flu vaccine.

Lisa Schnirring
 

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