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Flu shot offers modest protection this year in US; Canadian numbers likely lower

2015-01-15 22:35:17| Biotech - Topix.net

This 2011 image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows an H3N2 influenza virus _ the same type of flu that's responsible for most flu illnesses this winter. A new study shows that this year's flu vaccine is only 23 per cent effective, mainly because it isn't well matched to the H3N2 strain that's spread across the country.

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Flu vaccine not working well; only 23 percent effective

2015-01-15 21:35:13| Biotech - Topix.net

As predicted, this year's flu vaccine is doing a pretty crummy job. It's only 23 percent effective, primarily because it doesn't include the bug that is making most people sick, according to a government study released Thursday.

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As flu becomes more widespread, CDC pushes antiviral meds

2015-01-10 01:43:36| Biotech - Topix.net

This April 30, 2009, file photo shows a box of Tamiflu in a Toronto health clinic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday, Jan. 9. 2015, sent a new alert to doctors, advising prompt use of Tamiflu and other antivirals for hospitalized flu patients and those at higher risk for complications like pneumonia.

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CDC: Flu season continues to worsen, could peak this month

2015-01-06 02:42:01| Biotech - Topix.net

Four-year-old Gabriella Diaz sits as registered nurse Charlene Luxcin, right, administers a flu shot at the Whittier Street Health Center in Boston, in this file photo.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday reported flu season is getting worse. Flu was widespread in 43 states and flu activity was intense in most of them, according to the latest national data for the week of Christmas.

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NYC mandates flu shots for toddlers even after CDC admits they don't work

2015-01-05 04:02:01| Biotech - Topix.net

Unless their parents opt for a medical or religious exemption, young school children in New York City will soon be required to get a flu shot in order to attend preschool or gain access to a child care facility. As outlined by the New York City Health Department , children aged 6-59 months will be barred from attending classes or being around other children in an institutional setting if they don't first get jabbed for the flu -- this, despite warnings by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that this year's flu shot doesn't even work.

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