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Comparing Clinical Features of Seasonal Influenza and COVID-19 in Children

By

Madeline Morr

Publish Date October 22, 2020

Researchers conducted a retrospective cohort study to compare characteristics of children with a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19, seasonal influenza A, and influenza B.

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Only Two-Thirds of Parents Planning to Get Flu Shots for Their Children

Publish Date October 16, 2020

One-third of parents say they will forgo the flu vaccination for their children this year, despite public health recommendations.

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Underutilization of Influenza Vaccination in Populations at High-Risk for Complications

By

Jessica Nye

Publish Date September 10, 2020

Influenza vaccinations were found to be underutilized among groups who are considered to be at high risk for complications from infection.

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Preparing for an Uncertain Fall Season

By

Nikki Kean

Publish Date September 3, 2020

When states lifted their stay-at-home orders, reopened businesses, and relaxed social distancing rules, the number of cases of COVID-19 exploded—what will happen when the flu season begins?

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ACIP: Influenza Vaccination Recommendations for 2020-2021

By

Diana Ernst, RPh

Publish Date September 2, 2020

Influenza vaccination should occur by the end of October, if possible.

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Novel Rapid Influenza Diagnostic Test Demonstrates Good Sensitivity, Specificity

By

Britt Gambino

Publish Date August 27, 2020

The Theraflu Home FluTest, a novel rapid influenza diagnostic test, demonstrated good sensitivity and specificity for both influenza A and B viruses.

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Excess Mortality During Peak of 1918 Flu Similar to COVID-19 in NYC

Publish Date August 24, 2020

Excess mortality during the peak of the 1918 H1N1 influenza pandemic was comparable to that seen early in the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in New York City.

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COVID-19: Seasonality of Coronaviruses May Provide Insight for Future SARS-CoV-2 Circulation

By

Zahra Masoud

Publish Date August 21, 2020

Following the initial pandemic wave of SARS-CoV-2 infections, it is unclear what trajectory of transition SARS-CoV-2 might take.

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How to Prepare Patients for the New Influenza Season During COVID-19 Pandemic

By

Jessica Kovalchick, RPA-C

Publish Date August 13, 2020

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices encourages all Americans to receive the flu vaccine between September and October.

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Flu Vaccine Reduces Cardiovascular Mortality in Adults With Diabetes

Publish Date July 23, 2020

The analysis included 241,551 patients monitored for a median of 4 years.

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Reactogenicity of Enhanced Influenza Vaccines in Older Adults

By

Bradley van Paridon

Publish Date June 30, 2020

A team of investigators report on the findings from a randomized controlled trial of 3 enhanced influenza vaccines and a standard-dose vaccine in older adults.

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Monitoring for Trends in COVID-19 Needed

By

Zahra Masoud

Publish Date June 26, 2020

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, New York State implemented a series of community mitigation strategies, and monitoring approaches are needed to assess the effect of these interventions.

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Influenza Vaccine Not Linked to Decrease in Hospitalizations or Mortality Among Elderly

By

Zahra Masoud

Publish Date May 6, 2020

Targeting the elderly (individuals aged 65 years) for influenza vaccination may not decrease hospitalization or mortality rates in this population.

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Universal FLU-v Influenza Vaccine, Immunogenic and Warrants Further Testing

By

Bradley van Paridon

Publish Date April 8, 2020

The adjuvanted, broad-spectrum influenza vaccine FLU-v was found to be immunogenic and merits phase 3 development to explore efficacy.

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Addressing Parents’ Concerns Improves Influenza Immunization Rates

By

Madeline Morr

Publish Date March 10, 2020

Implementation of an influenza immunization program increased vaccinations rates from 44% to 57% the following year.

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Evaluation of Trivalent vs Quadrivalent Inactivated Vaccine for Influenza B

By

Sweta Gupta

Publish Date March 6, 2020

Despite the higher effectiveness of the quadrivalent inactivated influenza vaccine against the added B virus lineage, trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine.

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Vaccine Effectiveness 45% for Flu Virus Linked to ARI

Publish Date February 24, 2020

The overall vaccine effectiveness against any influenza virus associated with medically attended ARI is 45% for the current season.

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Wearable Device Data May Help Predict Flu-Like Illness Patterns

Publish Date January 23, 2020

Fitbit data significantly improved prediction of influenza-like illness in top 5 states with most users.

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Oseltamivir Reduces Recovery Time for Flu-Like Illness in European Study

By

Rita Aghjayan

Publish Date January 16, 2020

Oseltamivir may reduce recovery time for primary care patients with influenza-like illness, especially for older, sicker patients with comorbidities.

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Pneumococcal Vaccine in Older Adults: A Primary Care Approach to Increasing Uptake

By

Tara Caldwell, BSN, RN, DNP, APRN, FNP

Publish Date November 25, 2019

Because of low vaccination rates, approximately 5.6 million cases of community-acquired pneumonia occur in the United States annually.