We may have an autumn surge in flu cases. So best start planning for your flu shot soon.
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Bird flu has been confirmed in four dead seals in Scotland.
Annual flu vaccines are in a constant race against a rapidly mutating virus that may one day cause the next pandemic. A one-time vaccine protecting against all variants could give humanity a leg up.
During the 1918 flu pandemic, white people died at similar rates to Black Americans, according to a new study – a very different pattern than what occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nobody wants a case of COVID or flu as a take-home gift from their office Christmas party.
Family physicians are on the frontline of health care, and their observations and support can help us get through the upcoming winter season.
In 2020, with adult ICUs at risk of being overwhelmed, we wore masks and accepted restrictions. Now pediatric intensive care is at risk. Will leaders follow the evidence and tell us to mask up?
People who had COVID were 55% more likely to develop epilepsy or seizures over the next six months than people who had influenza – but the overall risk is still small.
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.
Cases of seasonal diseases may be higher due to a lack of exposure during the pandemic. Here are four graphs which give us some clues as to how things might play out.
People are strongly urged to get a flu shot and a COVID booster shot ahead of the potential ‘twindemic’ expected this winter.
This wave is different from previous COVID waves, in that it’s not driven by a new variant.
So far in 2022, more than 12,000 Australians have died with COVID, six times the number of deaths in the previous two years.
Authorities have been warned about five virus families that could cause future pandemics. Here are snapshots of the diseases each can cause and why we should be worried.
Some viruses even tend to be more common in the summer than in the winter.
Coinfections with bacteria can make viral infections even deadlier. Researchers have identified a protein in immune cells that may play a role in fighting both types of pathogens.
The risk of serious disease outbreaks among NZ children is now very real. Some childhood immunisation rates have dropped from about 80% in early 2020 to 67% by June 2022, and as low as 45% for Māori.
Some lozenges are more effective than others at soothing a sore throat.
This winter we’re seeing high rates of COVID and the re-emergence of influenza. So how do they compare, in terms of transmissibility and deadliness?
Top contributors
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Professor in Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, Monash University
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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Hon Prof, Dept of Child & Adolescent Health, University of Sydney
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Deputy Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza
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Professor (Adjunct) in Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, Australian National University
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Lecturer, Lancaster University
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Professor of Public Health, Bond University
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Medical Epidemiologist at the National Institute of Communicable Diseases and Lecturer at the School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand
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Assistant Professor, Sam Houston State University
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Paediatrician, Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiologist, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia
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Professor Emerita of Biology, Indiana University
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Laureate Professor, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
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Professor, Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney
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Research Fellow, Virology, Queen's University Belfast
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland
