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US flu activity continues brisk as COVID indicators decline further

Mon, 2024-03-18 10:39 — mike kraft
Brisk US flu activity continues as COVID indicators drop further The nation's flu activity remained elevated last week, with an increase in test positivity, as levels of two other respiratory viruses—COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)—continued their steady declines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in updates today. CIDRAP

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Brisk flu activity continues in the U.S. as COVID indicators drop further

Mon, 2024-03-18 10:05 — mike kraft
Brisk US flu activity continues as COVID indicators drop further The nation's flu activity remained elevated last week, with an increase in test positivity, as levels of two other respiratory viruses—COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)—continued their steady declines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in updates today. CIDRAP

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U.S. expanding airport nasal swabbing to Chicago and Miami

Wed, 2024-03-13 12:19 — mike kraft
U.S. airport nasal swabbing expanding to Chicago and Miami The nation's top public health agency is expanding a program that tests international travelers for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention program asks arriving international passengers to volunteer to have their noses swabbed and answer questions about their travel. The program operates at six airports and on Tuesday, the CDC said it was adding two more — Chicago’s O’Hare and Miami. Yahoo News

 

 

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US respiratory virus levels continue to ebb --except for the flu

Mon, 2024-03-11 10:58 — mike kraft
Except for flu, US respiratory virus levels continue to ebb Respiratory virus activity in the United States loosened its grip more last week, as COVID-19 activity continues to decline and a few regions of the country fell below their baselines for flu, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in its updates today. CIDRAP
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Covid-19 pandemic killed off one strain of the flu, and that will change the next vaccines

Tue, 2024-03-05 10:53 — mike kraft

 

The Covid-19 pandemic killed off one strain of the flu, and that will change the next vaccines | CNN For 10 years, Americans have had access to flu shots that protect against four strains of the virus: two A strains and two B strains. Brenda Goodman CNN

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In 2020, all the precautions that helped people avoid Covid had an unexpected benefit: An entire branch of the flu’s family tree, a B strain that geneticists call the Yamagata clade, disappeared, and it hasn’t been detected since.

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Flu shot effectivenness is OK -- US numbers indicate

Mon, 2024-03-04 17:29 — mike kraft
Flu shots are doing OK vs. virus, US numbers indicate Early estimates suggest flu shots are performing OK in the current U.S. winter flu season. The vaccines were around 40% effective in preventing adults from getting sick enough from the flu that they had to go to a doctor’s office, clinic or hospital. AP News

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Officials generally are pleased if a flu vaccine is 40% to 60% effective.

The shots tend to do better when they are well matched against the circulating flu strains. Officials say that’s what’s happened during this — relatively typical — flu season.

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U.S. flu activity remains stable and high but rising in central states.

Mon, 2024-03-04 13:31 — mike kraft
US respiratory virus levels remain high as flu rises in central states Respiratory illness levels in the United States remained high but stable last week, with flu activity rising in some regions of the country and indicators declining for both COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today in its latest data updates. CIDRAP

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Diagnosing COVID-19 vs RSV, Flu --some guidance

Thu, 2024-02-01 11:30 — mike kraft
Respiratory Virus Surge: Diagnosing COVID-19 vs RSV, Flu Amid the current winter wave surge of respiratory virus cases, how challenging is it for physician's to distinguish between, diagnose, and treat COVID-19 vs RSV and influenza? Kelly Wairimu Davis Medscape
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COVID, flu and other viruses can lead to increases risk of heart problems --doctors

Tue, 2024-01-23 19:31 — mike kraft
Why Americans may be at risk of heart problems as COVID, flu spread: Expert As COVID, flu and other viruses continue spreading, an expert says respiratory illness season can lead to an increased risk of heart problems for many Americans. ABC News ABC News

 

 

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Analysis: Why demand for Covid shots is lower than for flu vaccinations

Mon, 2024-01-22 10:47 — mike kraft
Why many more people are lining up for a flu shot than a Covid vaccine Americans who regularly get a flu shot are just the type of people you’d expect would routinely get vaccinated against Covid. And yet many are not. Helen Branswell STAT
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