Influenza
News
Vaccines: Effectiveness vs. efficacy
Here’s a review of the math and meanings of vaccine effectiveness, vaccine efficacy, and confidence intervals.
Conference Coverage
Fluarix Quadrivalent effective in very young, simplifies flu shots for all ages
The Fluarix Quadrivalent vaccine’s efficacy against any severity of flu reduced health care utilization.
News from the FDA/CDC
Flu season shows signs of slowing
Flu outpatient activity down for second consecutive week, but hospitalizations continue to rise.
News from the FDA/CDC
Flu increase may be slowing
Flu outpatient activity held steady, but hospitalizations continued to rise at a record rate.
Latest News
MMWR: Current flu vaccine does not protect elderly
The influenza vaccine is only about 36% effective this year, preventing infections in just over a third of people who receive it, according to the...
News from the FDA/CDC
This is what a flu pandemic looks like
At first glance, activity level appears to equal the pandemic of 2009-2010.
News from the FDA/CDC
Hospitals filling as flu season worsens
CDC director: “Hospitalization rate is the highest we’ve seen” through the end of January.
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Birth cohort affected 2015-2016 flu vaccine effectiveness
Birth year may have an impact on how well the influenza vaccine worked.
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC: Flu levels highest since pandemic year 2009
Thirty states report highest level of flu activity on CDC scale.
From the Journals
Influenza: All that and MI too
Admissions for myocardial infarction spike after laboratory-confirmed flu infection.
News from the FDA/CDC
Flu season takes another turn for the worse
Season breaks nearly decade-old record – and not in a good way.