Vaccination
Older Canadians say they're more willing to get the flu shot in the wake of COVID-19
The pandemic has increased older adults' willingness to receive the flu shot, new research shows.
May 26, 2021
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Influenza
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Towards a universal flu vaccine for Indigenous populations
Researchers have identified specific influenza targets that could be used to better protect Indigenous people from experiencing severe influenza disease through a universal, T cell-based vaccine.
May 18, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 is not influenza, but it offers lessons on beating it, say researchers
If you did not catch the flu this year—and there is an overwhelming chance that you did not—you have COVID-19 to thank.
May 12, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How to predict severe influenza in hospitalized patients
Published today in Nature Communications, the team from the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute), Alfred Health and Monash University sought to understand which patients would recover quickly ...
May 11, 2021
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Vaccination
Novavax developing combination flu, COVID vaccine
US biotech firm Novavax on Monday said it had positive results from preclinical studies of a shot combining its influenza and COVID vaccine candidates.
May 10, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Anxiety-related adverse event clusters ID'd after Janssen vaccine
(HealthDay)—Syncope and other anxiety-related events occur more often after receipt of Janssen COVID-19 vaccines than influenza vaccination, according to research published in the April 30 early-release issue of the U.S. ...
May 4, 2021
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Immunology
Intranasal influenza vaccine enhances immune response and offers broad protection, researchers find
An influenza vaccine that is made of nanoparticles and administered through the nose enhances the body's immune response to influenza virus infection and offers broad protection against different viral strains, according ...
May 3, 2021
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Vaccination
No signal of facial paralysis found for mRNA COVID-19 vaccines
(HealthDay)—mRNA COVID-19 vaccines do not display a signal of facial paralysis compared with other viral vaccines, according to a research letter published online April 27 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Apr 28, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Noninfluenza viruses have rates of illness, death similar to flu
Noninfluenza respiratory viral infections (NIRV) are associated with illness and death rates similar to influenza in hospitalized adults, according to new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Mar 29, 2021
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Immunology
Will COVID-19 vaccines need to be adapted regularly?
Influenza vaccines need to be evaluated every year to ensure they remain effective against new influenza viruses. Will the same apply to COVID-19 vaccines? In order to gauge whether and to what extent this may be necessary, ...
Mar 25, 2021
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