It may be safest to get your flu shot sooner rather than later.
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The COVID pandemic made flu less severe. But now flu is back with a vengeance and all eyes are on Australia.
Rates of flu vaccination are down for children. That leaves them and us vulnerable to the flu and its complications.
Knowing if you have COVID or the flu can affect when you get vaccinated, need a particular antiviral, or if you need to work from home. But these combination tests can be expensive.
Some of the prescription medications you’re taking may not mix with over-the-counter drugs.
We may have an autumn surge in flu cases. So best start planning for your flu shot soon.
Evidence-based tools for dialectical behaviour therapy can help us manage family stressors during the virulent respiratory virus season.
Decades of research show that respiratory illnesses are dramatically reduced when people wear face masks.
Respiratory viruses are hitting young children and infants particularly hard this fall and winter season, and experts don’t yet know exactly why.
Flu and COVID-19 are expected to make headway during the current respiratory virus season. The best way to stay healthy is vaccination in conjunction with personal protective measures.
People are strongly urged to get a flu shot and a COVID booster shot ahead of the potential ‘twindemic’ expected this winter.
When COVID-19 and the flu co-infect, it’s ‘flurona.’ But such cases are rare, and there are effective ways to protect yourself from both viruses.
Now we’re all accustomed to self-testing at home, we should consider using rapid antigen tests for flu as well.
The last time New Zealanders even had a flu season was in 2019. The flu, along with COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses, is expected to hit hard this winter.
In some cases, fever reducers and extra fluid intake can weaken the body’s response to infection.
Recent computer modeling shows the upcoming flu season might see a surge in cases. Coupled with COVID-19’s continued threat, doctors are again urging Americans to get their shots.
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Thinking about getting the flu shot? This may help you decide.
Winter is flu season – could it be coronavirus season as well? The research is mixed, but other factors besides temperature and humidity have more to do with the spread of SARS-CoV-2.
The 2018 flu season was mild, while 2017 was a particularly bad year. It’s impossible to predict what the 2019 flu season has in store, but we’ve seen more cases so far this year than usual.
Research shows for every 100 healthy adults vaccinated against influenza, 99 get no benefit.
Top contributors
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Paediatrician, Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiologist, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Public Health, Bond University
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Associate Professor of Epidemiology, University of San Francisco
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Senior Research Fellow in Global Health, University of Southampton
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Professor, Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney
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Research Fellow, Mathematical Biology and Physiology, The University of Melbourne
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Deputy Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza
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Associate Professor of Epidemiology, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Exercise and Sports Science, Wayne State University
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Associate Professor of Complex Systems, Epidemiology and Mathematics, University of Michigan
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Epidemiologist, WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza
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Associate Professor of Nursing, Purdue University
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Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba
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Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Texas A&M University
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Hon Prof, Dept of Child & Adolescent Health, University of Sydney
