The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends annual influenza vaccination as an important first step to protect yourself against the disease. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved seasonal and H1N1 flu vaccines for...
According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), five manufacturers have been licensed to produce injectible vaccine (flu shot) for the 2009-2010 season. A sixth--MedImmune LLC--has been licensed to produce a nasal spray vaccine called...
According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website, five manufacturers are licensed to produce injectible vaccine (flu shot). Each is marketed under a different brand name with slightly different indications. Although common allergy...
In its "Take 3" Actions to Fight the Flu campaign, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) put "take time to get a flu vaccine" at the top of the list. According to the CDC, the flu shot can reduce the risk of flu by 70 to 90 percent...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention strongly recommends vaccination against influenza in children under five due to the higher risk of severe illness and complications in this group. For example, during the 2009-2010 flu season, the...
The American Academy of Pediatrics defines a toddler as a child between 1 and 3 years old. The Food and Drug Administration approved two vaccines, Afluria and Fluzone, for the 2009-2010 flu season for administration in this age group. Clinical...
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, flu can be especially serious in children younger than 2. Therefore, parents are urged to have their children vaccinated. Although no vaccine is available for infants younger than...
For the 2009-2010 flu season, the Food and Drug Administration approved two vaccines, Fluria and Fluzone, for administration in infants six months and older. No vaccine is approved for administration in infants younger than six months. As with...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, influenza affects 5 to 20 percent of the American population each year. The CDC also says that getting a flu shot each year is your best bet for avoiding the flu. The flu shot contains...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, recommend influenza vaccinations for almost everyone over the age of 6 months. Flu shots contain inactivated, or killed, forms of the three viruses the CDC expects to see in the general...
Flu shots, more formally known as influenza vaccines, are made from inactivated viruses. The flu shot for the 2010-2011 flu season contains a "killed" form of three strains of influenza virus, including the 2009 H1N1 strain of influenza A, a...
For the 2010-2011 flu season, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control published a fact sheet about inactivated influenza flu shots with the recommendation, "All people 6 months of age and older should get the vaccine." Manufactured with attenuated,...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends influenza immunization as the first step to reduce your risk of infection with seasonal and pandemic flu strains. While there are many advantages to getting vaccinated, there are also...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), influenza affects 5 to 20 percent of the population each year. The best way to prevent seasonal flu is to get vaccinated every year. The flu vaccine is available as an...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend vaccination as the first step to reduce your risk of infection with seasonal and pandemic flu. While there are many pros to getting vaccinated, there are also some cons you may wish to...
In its "Take 3 Actions to Fight the Flu" campaign, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists "take time to get a flu vaccine" as the number one thing people can do to reduce their risk of getting the flu. In healthy adults, the...
In its "Take 3 Actions to Fight the Flu" campaign, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urges people to "take time to get a flu vaccine" as the first step toward reducing the risk of flu. In healthy adults, the flu shot may reduce...
In its "Take 3 Actions to Fight the Flu" campaign, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists take time to get a flu vaccine as the number one thing individuals can do to reduce their risk of getting the flu. In healthy adults, the...
The flu is a contagious respiratory disease that produces a spectrum of sickness ranging from cold-like symptoms to fatal pneumonia, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The flu shot can reduce flu risk by 70 to 90...
In its "Take 3 Actions to Fight the Flu" campaign, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) urges people to "take time to get a flu vaccine" as the first step toward reducing the risk of flu. In healthy adults, according to the...
In its "Take 3" Actions to Fight the Flu campaign, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists "take time to get a flu vaccine" as the No. 1 thing individuals can do to reduce their risk of getting the flu. In healthy adults, the...
Flu is a contagious respiratory disease caused by the influenza virus. Each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 200,000 people in the United States are hospitalized for the flu and 36,000--mostly...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the seasonal flu affects millions of Americans each year. Although in most cases, the flu resolves without treatment, each year approximately 200,000 U.S. residents are...
The flu shot is an inactivated virus vaccine usually given in the arm for adults and children and the thigh for infants. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), getting an annual flu shot can reduce your risk of getting...
Each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), seasonal flu accounts for over 200,000 hospitalizations and 36,000 deaths in the United States. Getting a flu shot may reduce your chance of getting the flu by 70 to 90...
