Getting a flu shot reduces your risk of getting the flu, and it also helps the community. Here’s why.
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While studies suggests that cholesterol-lowering statins can make the flu shot less effective, the vaccine remains the best available tool for reducing flu-related complications and death.
During World War II the US military forged partnerships with industry and academia that translated laboratory findings into working products at an unprecedented pace.
On December 3, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Health Alert Network advisory indicating a possible strain mismatch in this year’s vaccine. After the usual brief flurry…
Facts about Flu - We’ve considered all kinds of matters related to influenza this week. Now to the heart of the matter. People who think influenza vaccines are highly effective may have been surprised…
Facts about Flu - Today, Ian Barr considers advice about who should get a flu shot. Questions about who should be vaccinated against influenza are asked each year as the winter (and influenza) season approaches…
Welcome to Facts about Flu - Our week-long series of articles about influenza. Ever wonder why the flu, coughs and colds that you suffered from in your youth have become a monster killer that rolls out…
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Deputy Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza
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Professor Emerita of Biology, Indiana University
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Professor of Law, Villanova University
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Assistant Professor of Medicine, Columbia University
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Ph.D. Student in Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt Vaccine Center, Vanderbilt University
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Ph.D. Candidate in Chemical & Physical Biology, Vanderbilt Vaccine Center, Vanderbilt University
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Professor of Infectious Diseases, Monash University
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Assistant Professor of Medicine, Duke University
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW
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Member, IMPART (Inflammation & Metabolism, Physical Ability, & Research Translation) Network, Dalhousie University
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Adjunct Associate Professor of Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles
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Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia
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Professor of Global Health, Epidemiology, and Pediatrics, Emory University
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Doctoral Student in Biochemistry, University of Washington
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Epidemiologist, Cochrane