Influenza
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Flu increase may be slowing
Flu outpatient activity held steady, but hospitalizations continued to rise at a record rate.
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MMWR: Current flu vaccine does not protect elderly
The influenza vaccine is only about 36% effective this year, preventing infections in just over a third of people who receive it, according to the...
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This is what a flu pandemic looks like
At first glance, activity level appears to equal the pandemic of 2009-2010.
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Hospitals filling as flu season worsens
CDC director: “Hospitalization rate is the highest we’ve seen” through the end of January.
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Birth cohort affected 2015-2016 flu vaccine effectiveness
Birth year may have an impact on how well the influenza vaccine worked.
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CDC: Flu levels highest since pandemic year 2009
Thirty states report highest level of flu activity on CDC scale.
From the Journals
Influenza: All that and MI too
Admissions for myocardial infarction spike after laboratory-confirmed flu infection.
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Flu season takes another turn for the worse
Season breaks nearly decade-old record – and not in a good way.
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U.S. influenza activity widespread to start 2018
In one way at least, this flu season is already worse than 2016-2017.
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Don’t give up on influenza vaccine
The influenza vaccine needs some help with its image.
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Majority of influenza-related deaths among hospitalized patients occur after discharge
SAN DIEGO – More than 50% of hospitalized patients who died after a diagnosis of influenza expired within 30 days of hospital discharge.