When is the best time to get a flu shot? And what kind should I get?
1 year, 3 months ago

When is the best time to get a flu shot? And what kind should I get?

LA Times  

Flu season is just around the corner, and the time is fast approaching for residents to consider getting their annual vaccine. Here’s a primer on flu shots, based on information shared by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: When is the best time to get a flu shot? Health officials suggest that those age 65 and older get either a higher-dose or “adjuvanted” flu shot. People who are at least moderately sick with COVID-19 should wait until they’re recovered before getting a flu shot. Updated COVID-19 vaccines — formulated, like the flu shots, in hopes of providing protection against the dominant circulating strains — are also expected to be available, perhaps as soon as next week.

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Revealed: The common medications that make your flu shot less effective
1 month, 1 week ago

Revealed: The common medications that make your flu shot less effective

Daily Mail  

Everyone is asked to get the flu shot every year to slash their risk of infection and hospitalization. While the flu shot is widely recommended, doctors are advising people to be careful about the medications they use before or after they get vaccinated because some drugs could decrease the vaccine's efficacy. There are more than 295 drugs that can interact …

Should You Still Get The Flu Shot Even If You've Already Had The Flu?
1 year, 10 months ago

Should You Still Get The Flu Shot Even If You've Already Had The Flu?

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING In the United States, an estimated 9 to 41 million people are infected each year with influenza, commonly known as the flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “If you were infected with the flu earlier, you likely have one of the four influenza strains circulating this season,” said Dr. Marie-Louise Landry, a professor …

The flu season is approaching. Are you prepared? Here's what doctor suggests
2 years, 1 month ago

The flu season is approaching. Are you prepared? Here's what doctor suggests

Hindustan Times  

Influenza or ‘flu’ as it is commonly called, has caused massive global pandemics and resulted in uncountable deaths globally since it is a highly transmissible infection affecting both adults and children. For these individuals, the annual flu vaccination before the seasonal onset of the virus becomes a high priority.” Talking about flu vaccination and why is it needed annually, he …

Your questions about flu season and vaccines answered as a COVID winter looms
2 years, 8 months ago

Your questions about flu season and vaccines answered as a COVID winter looms

ABC  

As the mercury drops and days get shorter, sniffles, sore throat and other classic symptoms of flu typically start rearing their snotty, grotty heads. The flu vax protects against four viruses Two influenza A : H1N1 was first detected in the Americas in 2009 and caused the 2009-10 swine flu pandemic H3N2 was behind the 1968 flu pandemic, which killed …

Flu is making a comeback in the U.S. after an unusual year off
2 years, 11 months ago

Flu is making a comeback in the U.S. after an unusual year off

LA Times  

Nurse Megan Chamberlain gives a flu shot to Anthony Devitt at a vaccine clinic in Brattleboro, Vt., on Oct. 26. “This is setting itself up to be more of a normal flu season,” said Lynnette Brammer, who tracks flu-like illnesses for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It’s a sad reminder of how severe flu can be.” During …

It’s flu vaccine time, even if you’ve had your COVID shots
3 years, 2 months ago

It’s flu vaccine time, even if you’ve had your COVID shots

Associated Press  

Amid all the focus on COVID-19 vaccinations, U.S. health experts have another plea: Don’t skip your flu shot. “People are sick to death of hearing about having to roll on out and get vaccines of any sort,” said flu specialist Richard Webby of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis. Flu vaccines aren’t as powerful as vaccines against some other …

It’s flu vaccine time, even if you’ve had your COVID shots
3 years, 2 months ago

It’s flu vaccine time, even if you’ve had your COVID shots

LA Times  

A patient receives a flu shot in Mesquite, Texas. “People are sick to death of hearing about having to roll on out and get vaccines of any sort,” said flu specialist Richard Webby of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. COVID-19 restrictions including masking and staying home — especially for children, who are flu’s biggest spreaders — clearly …

What Happens If You Get Your Flu Shot And COVID Booster At The Same Time?
3 years, 3 months ago

What Happens If You Get Your Flu Shot And COVID Booster At The Same Time?

Huff Post  

Photo Agnes Elisabeth Szucs via Getty Images Can you get a COVID booster and flu vaccine at the same time? Yes, you can get a flu shot and a COVID vaccine at the same time If you’re eligible for a COVID vaccine, you can absolutely get one at the same time that you get the flu vaccine, according to the …

When's The Best Time To Get A Flu Shot During The COVID-19 Pandemic?
4 years, 3 months ago

When's The Best Time To Get A Flu Shot During The COVID-19 Pandemic?

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Summer’s nearly over, and unfortunately, we are still very much in the throes of a pandemic. Here’s when infectious disease specialists and primary care physicians advise you to get your flu shot and what else you need to know about the double threat of flu and the coronavirus. “With the flu vaccine, you probably get about six …

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