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A cell-based influenza vaccine has effectively provided protection against the flu in children and adolescents, according to a new study. The research found the cell-based quadrivalent influenza vaccine (QIVc) produced a sufficient immune response in children aged two to 18 years. The lead investigator on the study was Professor Terry Nolan, head of the Vaccine […]
As we lurch into fall and then winter, we also say hello to flu season, which starts in early to mid-September. But we are also in the throes of a pandemic, and when we come down with sore throats and runny noses, how do we tell if it’s COVID-19 or something else? The short answer […]
(HealthDay)—Health officials are bracing for a viral double whammy this fall and winter. “This year, we expect influenza and COVID-19 to circulate at the same time,” said Dr. Jonathan Grein, director of hospital epidemiology at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles. That’s why Grein and his colleagues remind Americans that it’s time to get your seasonal flu […]
(Reuters) – Vaccine developer Novavax Inc said on Wednesday it has initiated an early-stage study to test its combined flu and COVID-19 vaccine. The trial, to be conducted in Australia, will enroll 640 healthy adults between the ages of 50 and 70 years and who have either been previously infected with the coronavirus or given […]
Posts circulating on Facebook and Instagram claim the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will stop using its covid-19 test because it cannot differentiate between the covid virus and flu viruses. "CDC has just announced they will revoke the emergency use authorization of the RT-PCR tests first introduced in 2/20," reads a July 25 post, […]
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A literature review offers strong endorsement for public-health policies advising two doses of inactivated influenza vaccine in children aged six months through eight years to provide optimal protection against influenza, report researchers with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Both the U.S. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices […]
While most adults over 50 understand that overuse of antibiotics is a problem, and say they're cautious about taking the drugs, a sizable minority have used antibiotics for something other than their original purpose, and appear to think the drugs could help treat colds, which are caused by viruses not bacteria. These findings, contained in […]
NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. NUFLOXIB norfloxacin CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about Nufloxib. It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist. All medicines have […]
NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. ZITHROMAX® tablets and oral suspension Azithromycin (a-zithro-my-sin) Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about Zithromax.It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or […]
NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. ORENCIA® (or-en-see-ah) Abatacept (ab-ah-ta-sept) (rch) Powder for intravenous infusion; Abatacept (rch) solution for Injection (pre-filled syringe, pre-filled autoinjector) Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about ORENCIA. It does not contain all of the available […]