Two experts answer five common questions about the flu vaccine, with the evidence.
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Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast to hear flu expert Ian Barr describe how the global system works to choose the strains of flu to vaccinate against each year.
A yet-to-be-verified study found health-care workers who’d had a flu shot were a third less likely to test positive for COVID – and 90% less likely to develop severe COVID symptoms.
Recent computer modeling shows the upcoming flu season might see a surge in cases. Coupled with COVID-19’s continued threat, doctors are again urging Americans to get their shots.
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Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
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Deputy Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza
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Team Leader in the Infectious Diseases Research Group, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute; Honorary Fellow at The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics., Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Distinguished Professor of Health Policy and Management, University of Pittsburgh
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Professor of Family Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
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Professor of Infectious Diseases, Monash University
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Paediatrician, Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiologist, The Kids Research Institute Australia, The University of Western Australia