The most wonderful time of the year is also the germiest: If you aren’t catching someone else’s symptoms, your own
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New study: One is seven child deaths result from pneumonia, the flu, other LRIs
Despite large declines since 1990 in child deaths from pneumonia and the flu, these and other lower respiratory infections (LRIs)
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Scientists discover an antibody that could fight EVERY flu strain
Hope for a universal flu vaccine: Scientists discover an antibody that could fight EVERY strain of the virus that strikes
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Needle-free patch could ‘protect against flu as effectively as a jab’
The end of the flu jab? Scientists create a stick-on patch which may protect against the viral illness as effectively
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Flu vaccine reduces risk of dying for elderly intensive care patients
It appears that an influenza vaccine does not just work when it comes to influenza. A new study shows that
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You can’t get influenza from a flu shot
Influenza is a moving target for vaccines. Each year, up to four different strains circulate, and they are constantly evolving
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The U.S. Is Seeing the Longest Flu Season in a Decade—Here's What You Need to Know
Even though it’s spring, you shouldn’t stop worrying about the flu, according to a new CDC report. The report states
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World Health Organization admits another flu pandemic is ‘inevitable’
World Health Organization tells countries to bolster their flu control plans as it admits another influenza pandemic is ‘inevitable’ The
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Small molecule mimics broadly neutralizing antibodies to stop flu in mice
A team of researchers from the Netherlands, the U.S. and Belgium has found a small molecule that mimics the behavior
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New flu wave is: Influenza-virus activity is increasing massively
This year’s flu wave is again as severe as last year? The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) warns currently facing a
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