We may have an autumn surge in flu cases. So best start planning for your flu shot soon.
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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.
The flu vaccine isn’t perfect but it’s the best way to protect against these potentially harmful viruses. Most children aged six months to five years are eligible for a free vaccine in 2018.
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Professor of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Australian National University
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Hon Prof, Dept of Child & Adolescent Health, University of Sydney
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Professor of Public Health, Bond University
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Deputy Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza
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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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Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, University of San Francisco
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Associate Professor of Epidemiology, University of Michigan
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Paediatrician, Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiologist, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia
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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
