Influenza
Conference Coverage
Building better flu vaccines is daunting
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – This season’s influenza vaccine may be late to market.
Conference Coverage
Flu vaccine visits reveal missed opportunities for HPV vaccination
BALTIMORE – Adolescents were significantly more likely to miss getting the HPV vaccine than the Tdap or MenACWY...
News from the FDA/CDC
Flu activity falling but still elevated
Feature
NIH to undertake first in-human trial of universal influenza vaccine
From the Journals
Flu shot can be given irrespective of the time of last methotrexate dose
New finding stems from post hoc analysis of a randomized, controlled trial.
News from the FDA/CDC
2018-2019 flu season: Going but not gone yet
News from the FDA/CDC
H3N2 putting a damper on flu season’s departure
News from the FDA/CDC
Flu activity levels down, but outpatient visits highest since 1998-99
Outpatient visits for this point in the season are at their highest level since 1998-99.
News from the FDA/CDC
Flu activity down for a second straight week
A similar 2-week decline occurred at the beginning of January.
News from the FDA/CDC
Flu season shows signs of peaking
News
New BinaxNOW influenza test gets CLIA waiver
The BinaxNOW Influenza A & B Card 2 test results are read by the DIGIVAL diagnostic reader, which is intended to remove subjectivity.