In the spring of 1957, American microbiologist Maurice Hilleman read an article in The New York Times that left him greatly alarmed. “It said that there were all these children taken into dispensaries in Hong Kong, twenty thousand people lined up,” he said, describing the hospital scene in China in an interview years later. “My…
Patients with COVID-19 have slower improvement in oxygenation, longer duration of mechanical ventilation, lower rates of extubation
During the upcoming flu season, it is essential to ensure a high coverage rate of vaccination, particularly among populations who are vulnerable to COVID-19.
The rate of acute cardiovascular events was found to be high in adults hospitalized with influenza.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices encourages all Americans to receive the flu vaccine between September and October.
Cell-cultured quadrivalent influenza vaccines may have greater effectiveness compared with standard, egg-derived quadrivalent influenza vaccines.
Targeting the elderly (individuals aged 65 years) for influenza vaccination may not decrease hospitalization or mortality rates in this population.
Hospitalized patients withCOVID-19 had higher proportions of nonproductive cough, fatigue, and gastrointestinal symptoms as well as lower severity of illness scores compared with patients with H1N1 influenza.
The observed intra-seasonal decreases of measured influenza vaccine effectiveness was only partially accounted for by leaky vaccine bias.
Fitbit data significantly improved detection of influenza-like illness (ILI) in US patients.
