MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'influenza vaccine'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:54:28 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4418798&cid=t_208520_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.rawvoice.com%2Fpmn_twiv%2Ftraffic.libsyn.com%2Ftwiv%2FTWiV118.mp3 Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit On episode #118 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent, Alan, and Rich answer listener questions about vaccinia virus, fungal viruses, synthetic viruses, influenza vaccine, HeLa cells, multiplicity of infection, and much more. Right click to download TWiV #118 (68 MB .mp3, 94  minutes). Subscribe to TWiV (free) in iTunes , at the Zune Marketplace, by the RSS feed, or by email, or listen on your mobile device with the Microbeworld app. Links for this episode: Distribution of glycoproteins on virion surface (paper 1, paper 2) – thanks, Conor! Susceptibility of cancer cell lines to tanapox (thanks, Cheryl!) Poxvirus family tree Sugar, the bitter truth (YouTube) – thanks, Mary! BBC podcast: Artificial life (thank... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4418798 Sun, 30 Jan 2011 17:54:39 +0100 4418798 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2944026&cid=t_208520_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FYr3GbwuuS7Y%2F I have decided that Fall is most definitely here when I’ve gotten flu vaccinations, which I did last week and yesterday. Tracked down so far: regular flu shot pneumonia vaccine So far, no H1N1 has shown up on my personal health radar. The Health Department was offering 1500 or so of them, but one evidently had to stand for a couple of hours in the rain to get one. It was on the other side of town, too. So now my body is busy building antibodies, leaving me too sluggish to do much more than read blogs now. Technorati Tags: flu, health, Influenza A virus subtype H1N1, Influenza vaccine (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2944026 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:21:28 +0100 2944026 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3016931&cid=t_208520_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FVirologyBlog%2F%7E3%2Fah98523kS5k%2F A reader of the post “Severe cases of pandemic influenza” asked whether I could comment on an article in The Atlantic which questions the efficacy of the influenza vaccine in the elderly population. I passed the request on to Revere at Effect Measure who wrote an excellent and thoughtful response, “Journalists sink in The Atlantic article on vaccines“. It’s required reading. If you’re not familiar with Effect Measure, I recommend that you add it to your daily science reading. It’s an outstanding source of information on the science of public health. You’ll also find that the discussion there is lively and opinionated. (Source: virology blog) virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3016931 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:27:47 +0100 3016931 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2923329&cid=t_208520_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FV7maD4f_5g8%2F A study has found older African Americans are less likely to get a flu shot than are older non-Hispanic whites. It’s not uncommon to hear about differences in certain illnesses and approach to illnesses, depending on race or culture, or even genetics. For example, it’s known that African Americans have a higher risk of developing high blood pressure (hypertension). However, when it’s a behavior, such as avoiding a vaccination, it’s important for the medical community to understand why this is happening. Researchers in Buffalo, NY, looked at the reasons why older African Americans may be reluctant to get a flu shot and they found several factors: Many thought that vaccines provided life-long immunity, not just a few months It wasn’t understood by many that the... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2923329 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:16:29 +0100 2923329 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2800495&cid=t_208520_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FAI8WuyYGRGk%2F FDA Approves Vaccines for 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus Approval Provides Important Tool to Fight Pandemic The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it has approved four vaccines against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus. The vaccines will be distributed nationally after the initial lots become available, which is expected within the next four weeks. “Today’s approval is good news for our nation’s response to the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus,” said Commissioner of Food and Drugs Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D. “This vaccine will help protect individuals from serious illness and death from influenza.” The vaccines are made by CSL Limited, MedImmune LLC, Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Limited, and sanofi pasteur Inc. All four firms manufacture the H1N1 vaccines usin... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2800495 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:36:04 +0100 2800495 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2678695&cid=t_208520_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2Fewy1bBxNvqk%2F Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) have said that the world seems to be on track for the first H1N1 influenza vaccines to be approved by September. The so-called swine flu has been making its way around the world and scientists have been working at developing a vaccine before the virus makes its second wave, affecting even more people. Developing a vaccine is intense work that can go in the wrong direction at any time. The many steps involved in developing the vaccine and ensuring  its safety and efficacy takes time. The WHO has outlined how this is done in their posting  Pandemic influenza vaccine manufacturing process and timeline . It’s interesting to read how the development occurs. At this point, the process is in the clinical trial phase for some of the manufact... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2678695 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:01:43 +0100 2678695 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2621867&cid=t_208520_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FQhTk50wJtjQ%2F Australia is ready to begin testing the first vaccine for the H1N1 virus, the so-called swine flu. Although the H1N1 virus hasn’t been as harsh or fatal as some seasonal influenzas, the fear is that it still could develop into a stronger illness. As it is, it’s estimated that the H1N1 virus has caused almost 500 deaths. By far not as deadly as some other diseases we have, but we are still in the virus’ infancy - we don’t know what can or will happen. Experts are saying that it may take two injections of the vaccine to gain immunity, meaning that, combined with the annual seasonal influenza, people will be receiving three vaccinations this year. To read more on the development of the Australian vaccine and what it mean, go to Bloomberg.com’s article, First Vacc... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2621867 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:46:08 +0100 2621867 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2473600&cid=t_208520_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FotUBjGxgNb0%2F You’ve likely heard by now. After weeks of hesitating, the World Health Organization has declared the H1N1 virus infections to be a Level 6 on the pandemic scale, which means a pandemic has been announced. The thing is, your life is still the same. My life is still the same. Nothing has changed from the five minutes before the announcement and five minutes after the announcement. That’s what people need to remember before beginning to panic. Here is some information that may help you learn more about pandemics, viruses, etc. What’s the difference between a pandemic and an epidemic? An epidemic is something that can happen anywhere, any time with just about any type of contagious situation. Last year, there were some epidemics of mumps in some universities, a few years ag... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2473600 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:46:17 +0100 2473600