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65 years plus older adults need a stronger dose of flu shots

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), research has demonstrated Flublok Quadrivalent the following vaccines are potentially more effective than standard-dose vaccines for people ages 65 and older. Like standard-dose flu vaccines, these new flu shots are designed to protect against four of the more likely flu strains to spread this season. […]

Experts warn about the severity of early flu season coming up in USA

The CDC’s weekly influenza report of Oct. 7 already showed “high” levels of activity in Texas, Georgia, the District of Columbia, and the North Mariana Islands. As outbreaks of flu and other respiratory conditions pop up across the United States, health experts say the nation may be facing an early and severe flu season. “I’m concerned that […]

The universal flu vaccine can protect against variants of both influenza A and B viruses

The findings, published in the journal PLOS Pathogens. Viral variants occur when flu pathogens change their major surface hemagglutinin protein that binds to host receptor molecules. Continuous mutational changes in the flu hemagglutinin proteins cause the emergence of variants that have escaped the host immune system, leading to severe flu disease. Current influenza vaccines are based […]

U.S. life expectancy falls to decades lowest level

According to recent CDC data, life expectancy in the United States fell once more in 2021 after dropping historically in 2020, to its lowest level in decades. The average American could anticipate living till the age of 76 in 2021, down from 77 in 2020 and 79 in 2019. This represents the largest 2-year fall […]

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