Flu Vaccine

UK health urgent vaccine message to reduce risk of death this winter

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UK health urgent vaccine message to reduce risk of death this winter

The UK Health Security (UKHSA) is urging 10 groups of people to come forward for an “essential” vaccine this autumn in a bid to prevent unnecessary hospitalisations and even deaths. According to the health body, getting jabbed against the flu is “vital”. Online and over-the-phone bookings have already opened with the first appointments available from … Read more

The vanishing flu strain: Why Canada’s seasonal vaccine is changing – National

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The vanishing flu strain: Why Canada’s seasonal vaccine is changing – National

A strain of seasonal influenza has completely vanished globally since March 2020, and due to its disappearance, health officials in Canada are changing up the annual flu vaccine. The B/Yamagata influenza strain, once a dominant force among influenza B viruses, may have vanished entirely due to the stringent measures imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic, according … Read more