May 16th 2024
Insights from virologist Erin Sorrell PhD MSc offer perspectives on prevention and response strategies.
Health Care Workers Often Work Despite Illness
December 30th 2019Even as hospitals try to stop health care-associated illnesses, they can often have difficulty identifying which employees are too sick to work. New research suggests a high number of health care employees work while experiencing symptoms of illness.
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Flu Shot Can Help Heart Disease Patients and More Weekly Flu News
December 12th 2019Influenza vaccination offers protection against illness and death for heart disease patients. The possibility of treatment-resistant influenza. The earliest, strongest US flu season in 15 years. What’s new in flu news this week?
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Childhood Lower Respiratory Infection Deaths Decline, But Room for Improvement Remains
November 13th 2019Overall deaths of young children attributable to lower respiratory infections have dropped by more than half in the past 3 decades. However, the rate of death remains far too high considering that most of these deaths are preventable.
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Border Patrol Stance on Flu Vaccines Mobilizes ID Community
August 23rd 2019Three children in US Customs and Border Protection custody have died since December 2018, partially due to influenza. Now, the infectious disease community is rallying for vaccination for migrants in detention facilities.
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