No Link Between Flu or Flu Vaccine and Autism, Study Finds
A new study shows that babies of pregnant women who get the flu or who are vaccinated against the flu do not have an increased risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Study Finds Influenza Vaccine’s Effectiveness Can Be Improved
Research conducted at the University of Texas at Austin found that how the influenza (flu) vaccine produces antibodies to protect against disease could be used to improve the vaccine.
Study Provides Clues for Improving Effectiveness of Flu Vaccine
A new study found that seasonal flu vaccines work better if they stimulate an immune response to the flu surface protein neuraminidase.
Influenza Vaccination: What’s New with the Flu?
Recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee strain recommendations could make this season’s influenza (flu) vaccine more effective than ever. But, will an epidemic of public apathy undermine immunization efforts?
Influenza Vaccine: A Universal Game Changer?
The efficacy of influenza (flu) vaccines has been greatly improved over the past several decades, but the flu virus still severely sickens hundreds of thousands of individuals each year. Is it possible that scientists have discovered a way to change that?
Flu Vaccine Given in the Morning Could Be More Effective
Researchers found that flu vaccines are more effective when given in the morning because patients’ immune systems are capable of producing more antibodies in response to the vaccine in the first part of the day.
2015-16 Flu Vaccine Is Nearly 60 Percent Effective
Preliminary overall 2015-16 influenza vaccine effectiveness was 59 percent, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Serious Flu Risk Could Be Identified with Genetic Test
A U.S.-Chinese research team pooled the results of four published studies that show among 445 people infected with either swine flu or H5N1 bird flu, those with a variant of a gene called IFITM3 were 24 percent more likely to have suffered a severe infection.
Studies Suggest Flu Vaccine Is Long-Lasting and Reduces Hospitalizations
Two studies presented at the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases show that the influenza vaccine can protect for six months, last throughout the flu season and reduce hospitalization in children.
More Is Better: High-Dose Flu Vaccine Helps Protect Seniors
Influenza vaccination represents one of the most cost-effective treatment modalities available to the older adult population.