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First childhood flu helps explain why virus hits some people harder than others
Why are some people better able to fight off the flu than others? Part of the answer, according to a new study, is related to the first flu strain we encounter in childhood.Scientists from UCLA and the University of Arizona have found that people ’s ability to fight off the flu virus is determined not only by the subtypes of flu they have had throughout their lives, but also by the sequence in which they are been infected by the viruses. Their study is published in the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens.The research offers an explanation for why some people fare much worse than others when infected with the same strain...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - February 4, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Reflections on New York City’s 1947 Smallpox Vaccination Program and Its 1976 Swine Influenza Immunization Program
This article examines in detail the epidemiology of this outbreak and the measures employed to contain it. In 1976, a swine influenza strain was isolated among a few recruits at a US Army training camp at Fort Dix, New Jersey. It was concluded at the time that this virus possibly represented a re-appearance of the 1918 influenza pandemic influenza strain. As a result, a mass national immunization program was launched by the federal government. From its inception, the program encountered a myriad of challenges ranging from doubts that it was even necessary to the development of Guillain-Barré paralysis among some vaccine r...
Source: Journal of Community Health - April 7, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Arkansas Sees Flu Cases Rise
Flu Vaccination Grippe by Daniel Paquet is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
In the midst of flu season, the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) has announced the flu has become “widespread” in the state, meaning the disease has been reported in all areas of the state. As of Feb. 17, 19 people had died from flu-related illnesses, 11 more than the 2015-2016 flu season.
ADH is urging those who have not already gotten this season’s flu vaccine to get it–it is not too late. The vaccine is recommended for everyone 6 months of age and older, particularly those with higher risk for complications like young children or adults...
Source: Network News - February 22, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: Arkansas Consumer Health Public Health flu 2016 flu vaccine Source Type: news
Widespread Flu Worries New Hampshire Health Officials
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Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - January 8, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: deanreddington Tags: Health Local News Seen On WBZ-TV Syndicated Local Watch Listen Flu Michael Rosenfield New Hampshire Sick Source Type: news
Flu Strikes New England Earlier Than Usual
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire health officials say three adults in three different counties have tested positive for the influenza virus.
The Department of Health and Human Services is encouraging all residents above the age of 6 months to get vaccinated against the flu as soon as possible.
Officials say it’s the fourth year in a row that they’ve had to make the flu shot announcement in September — earlier than anticipated. The flu season typically runs from October through May.
The three confirmed cases involve adults in Carroll, Grafton and Hillsborough counties.
Health officials say the vaccine is a...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - September 17, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: nealjriley Tags: Health Local News Flu New Hampshire Source Type: news
A 3-Year-Old Indiana Girl Who Was Not Vaccinated Died From the Flu This Week
A three-year-old Indiana girl who died from the flu Monday was not vaccinated, according to local news outlets.
Alivia Viellieux, passed away in her sleep at her Muncie, Indiana home after being discharged from BallMemorial Hospital last Thursday, WRTV reported.
Her family says they were advised not to give their daughter the flu shot, according to local media reports.
“Alivia did not have [the flu vaccine] because they had told us once the flu is going around, it’s not going to matter if you get it or not,” the toddler’s grandmother, Tameka Stettler, told WRTV. “We just decided not to put tho...
Source: TIME: Health - February 13, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alix Langone Tags: Uncategorized flu health onetime Source Type: news
49 Adult Deaths Linked To Flu In New Hampshire This Season
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire’s Department of Health and Human services says there were 49 adult deaths related to the flu this season, the highest total since it began keeping track in 1999.
The Nashua Telegraph reports that the previous high total for flu-related deaths was 45 during the 2012-2103 season, but the numbers are inexact because the flu isn’t an official reportable disease and different health care providers may use different standards for attributing deaths to the disease.
Officials say the numbers reflect the severity of the strain of the flu and a mismatch of the vaccine available this se...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - May 10, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: nealjriley Tags: Health Local News Flu Flu Deaths flu season New Hampshire Source Type: news
Flu Severity In Massachusetts Increased To Very High
BOSTON (CBS) — Flu severity in Massachusetts increased to very high this week, the Department of Public Health announced Friday. The percentage of flu-related doctor visits has continued to increase, and remains higher than it was for this week the previous two years.
The department said all regions of the state are reporting high activity. The percentage of flu-related hospitalizations has also continued to increase in recent weeks.
This year, more influenza B than influenza A has been reported by healthcare professionals in the state, the department said, though all strains that have been found so far this season a...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - February 14, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Syndicated CBSN Boston Syndicated Local Flu Health News Massachusetts News New Hampshire News Source Type: news
12-Year-Old Milford Boy Dies From Flu-Related Illness
MILFORD (CBS) – A 12-year-old boy from Milford has died from a flu-related illness. The boy was a student at the Stacy Middle School.
“He was a beloved member of our school community,” said Superintendent Kevin McIntyre. “Our faculty, students, and families are grieving their student, classmate, and friend.”
This is the first flu-related death of the season according the Mass. Department of Health.
Michael Walsh, Chair of the Board of Selectmen, tells WBZ the entire community is hurting.
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - February 1, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Syndicated Local Flu Milford Source Type: news
Nyack hospital implements procedures to protect patients during flu season
Nyack Hospital has implemented a "Masks on" policy to protect patients from Influenza while hospitalized in response to the New York State Commissioner of Health's declaration that flu is prevalent in New York. Effective Friday, December 20th, any staff member at Nyack Hospital who has not received the Influenza vaccine will be required to wear a mask in accordance with regulations set by the N.Y.S. Department of Health. "We are committed to the health and safety of our patients," said Dr. Michael Rader, Vice President and Medical Director at Nyack Hospital.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Flu / Cold / SARS Source Type: news
To End this Pandemic We ’ll Need a Free Vaccine Worldwide
Until we end COVID-19 transmission across the planet, we are likely to keep getting multiple COVID-19 “waves”— that is, rolling, recurrent outbreaks. While no public health expert has a foolproof crystal ball, this scenario of repeated waves means that the likely contours of the next one to two years are now coming into clearer view.
Right now, many countries including Italy, Spain, the United States, and the United Kingdom, are still struggling desperately to put out the initial fire. They are using suppression measures like stay-at-home orders as a fire extinguisher to smother transmission while urgentl...
Source: TIME: Health - April 15, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gavin Yamey Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news
The U.S. Fumbled Its Early Vaccine Rollout. Will the Biden Administration Put America Back on Track?
On a frigid morning in January, Trudy Ronnel settled into her favorite sofa chair at the Westminster Place senior-living community in Evanston, Ill., pulled down the neckline on her red blouse and braced herself for a shot she’d anticipated for almost a year. At 92 years old, with multiple medical conditions, she spent most of 2020 fearful of contracting the COVID-19 plague that ravaged the world outside her first-floor window.
To protect herself, for the past few months she’d avoided Westminster’s communal rooms, which had provided a means to stay active and engaged but risked becoming a pathogenic petri...
Source: TIME: Health - January 21, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: W.J. Hennigan, Alice Park and Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 feature Magazine Source Type: news
Flu shots and the characteristics of unvaccinated elderly Medicare beneficiaries.
This report presents the most recent data on flu vaccination rates among non-institutionalized elderly Medicare beneficiaries and their association with socio-demographic and personal health characteristics. The report also describes the places beneficiaries received their flu shot and, for those not getting vaccinated, the reasons reported for not doing so.
PMID: 22340782 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Source: Medicare and Medicaid Research Review - June 3, 2015 Category: Health Management Tags: Medicare Medicaid Res Rev Source Type: research
State Health Department Announces Funding Opportunity for Community Outreach about Flu Viruses and Flu Vaccines
To increase awareness about the flu and the number of Wisconsinites getting flu vaccines, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) today announced a new community outreach and education funding opportunity for community organizations. Last flu season, 42% of people received at least one dose of flu vaccine, leaving two-thirds of Wisconsinites vulnerable to the flu virus. DHS strives to improve flu vaccination rates every flu season. However, this work is especially important this flu...(see release)
Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases - September 8, 2020 Category: Hospital Management Authors: millejcodn Source Type: news
