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WHO concerned over ‘incredibly low’ COVID, flu vaccination rates

Low vaccination rates against the latest versions of COVID-19 and influenza are putting pressure on healthcare systems this winter, leading public health officials told...

Moderna flu vaccine succeeds in late-stage study

Moderna on Wednesday said its flu vaccine had generated a stronger immune response against all four A and B strains of the influenza virus...

Return of the flu: EU faces threat of prolonged ‘twindemic’

BRUSSELS: Influenza has returned to Europe at a faster-than-expected rate this winter after almost disappearing last year, raising concerns about a prolonged "twindemic" with...

What happens if COVID-19 jab and flu vaccine is taken together

People can get inoculated against COVID-19 and the seasonal influenza at the same time without compromising the vaccines' effectiveness, a World Health Organization official...

Flu vaccine may aid COVID-19 patients who need surgery

COVID-19 patients who require surgery appear to face fewer complications if they have previously been vaccinated against the flu, new data suggest. In a preliminary...

Minor girl with flu symptoms dies after charlatan’s injection

Deceased minor suffered fever and cough symptoms following which the quack injected something in her arm & she died soon after

Coronavirus survives on skin five times longer than flu: study

The coronavirus remains active on human skin for nine hours, Japanese researchers have found

New flu drug can drive resistance in influenza viruses

The Swiss drugmaker is seeking to establish Xofluza, which has a list price of $150, as a more convenient alternative to its older Tamiflu

Swine fever toll in China may be twice as high as reported, industry insiders say

China, which produces half the world’s pork, said this month its sow herd declined by a record 23.9% in May from a year earlier.

Flu season may play a role in kidney failure deaths

Flu-like illnesses may not be the direct cause of death in these cases but may contribute to other causes of death, senior author of the study says.

For heart failure patients in hospital, flu boosts risk of complications, death

When people with heart failure are hospitalized, having influenza is tied to greater odds of respiratory and kidney complications and a higher chance they...

US flu outbreak worsens; hospitalizations highest in nearly a decade: CDC

NEW YORK: The US flu outbreak worsened over the past week as more people headed to doctors’ offices and emergency rooms, with hospitalizations at...

Flu increases the risk of heart attack: study

MIAMI: People who get the flu may face a six-fold higher risk of heart attack in the week following infection, said a study Wednesday...

US lifts funding ban on studies that enhance dangerous germs

CHICAGO: The U.S. government on Tuesday lifted a 2014 temporary ban on funding research involving the flu and other pathogens in which scientists deliberately...

Oxford team to test universal flu vaccine in world first

LONDON:  A seasonal flu vaccine that would be the first in the world to fight all types of the virus is to be tested...

Vitamin D can protect against colds, flu: study claims

PARIS: Taking extra vitamin D can protect against colds, flu and other respiratory infections, said a study Thursday which reopened a debate on the...

Suspicious deaths: Italy bans Novartis flu vaccine

ROME: Italy suspended the use of a flu vaccine made by Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Novartis on Thursday amid fears it may have caused three deaths.

Germany squad hit by mild flu symptoms

RIO DE JANEIRO: Seven Germany players are suffering from flu ahead of their World Cup quarter-final against France but all hope to play in Friday's clash in Rio.
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