GPs urged to prepare for ‘rebound’ flu season
Low uptake of the influenza vaccine this year adds to population vulnerability as the country emerges from COVID-19, experts say.
Tag: Influenza (Flu)
COVID-19 boosters may be combined with flu vax
Monash University microbiologist says a vaccine against the majority of coronavirus strains in the future is also likely.
Flu vax in hospital post-MI reduces further events: study
Largest trial to date underscores the value of protecting patients with heart disease from influenza.
Novavax COVID-19 vaccine has 90% efficacy: pivotal trial
The company has also shown that inoculation with coronavirus and influenza vaccines at the same time doesn’t compromise immune response.
ATAGI tweaks advice on juggling COVID-19 and flu inoculations
The vaccines can be given with a shorter interval and even co-administered if necessary, the expert group says.
‘No safety reasons’ to keep 14-day gap between flu and COVID-19 vax
Vulnerable Australians need both vaccines as soon as possible, experts say.
COVID-19 and influenza: Adult vaccination just got more complicated for GPs
Immunisation advisers are warning the two vaccines shouldn’t be given together.
8 reasons COVID-19 is worse than flu: study
Findings in US veterans show that, for older men at least, outcomes are significantly worse than with seasonal influenza.
Flu vaccine ‘appears to extend survival for patients with cancer’
A randomised controlled trial of vaccination postsurgery is warranted, say the authors of a Danish registry study.
Flu is a serious illness too
In mid-September Queensland’s Chief Health Officer Dr Jeanette Young made a public comment that pitted the severity of COVID-19 against influenza in a bid to justify…
