Post by barb43 on Oct 4, 2022 16:03:52 GMT
It's flu vaccine time and seniors need revved-up shots. Here's what to know.
This is a solid article warning of the dangers of not taking a flu shot, and describing the flu vaccines available.
Especially targeted in this article are seniors, and how they need a stronger vaccine, but babies & younger children are also briefly discussed.
After all that ^^^, check out what's coming:
buffalonews.com/news/national/its-flu-vaccine-time-and-seniors-need-revved-up-shots-heres-what-to-know/article_d1a29868-0db6-5d88-8c49-03a782319f08.html
This is a solid article warning of the dangers of not taking a flu shot, and describing the flu vaccines available.
Especially targeted in this article are seniors, and how they need a stronger vaccine, but babies & younger children are also briefly discussed.
After all that ^^^, check out what's coming:
The CDC advises a flu vaccine by the end of October but says they can be given any time during flu season. It takes about two weeks for protection to set in.
The U.S. expects 173 million to 183 million doses this year. And yes, you can get a flu shot and an updated COVID-19 booster at the same time — one in each arm to lessen soreness.
FLU SHOTS OF THE FUTURE
The companies that make the two most widely used COVID-19 vaccines now are testing flu shots made with the same technology. One reason: When influenza mutates, the recipes of so-called mRNA vaccines could be updated more quickly than today's flu shots, most of which are made by growing influenza virus in chicken eggs.
Pfizer and its partner BioNTech are recruiting 25,000 healthy U.S. adults to receive either its experimental influenza shot or a regular kind, to see how effective the new approach proves this flu season.
Rival Moderna tested its version in about 6,000 people in Australia, Argentina and other countries during the Southern Hemisphere's flu season and is awaiting results.
The U.S. expects 173 million to 183 million doses this year. And yes, you can get a flu shot and an updated COVID-19 booster at the same time — one in each arm to lessen soreness.
FLU SHOTS OF THE FUTURE
The companies that make the two most widely used COVID-19 vaccines now are testing flu shots made with the same technology. One reason: When influenza mutates, the recipes of so-called mRNA vaccines could be updated more quickly than today's flu shots, most of which are made by growing influenza virus in chicken eggs.
Pfizer and its partner BioNTech are recruiting 25,000 healthy U.S. adults to receive either its experimental influenza shot or a regular kind, to see how effective the new approach proves this flu season.
Rival Moderna tested its version in about 6,000 people in Australia, Argentina and other countries during the Southern Hemisphere's flu season and is awaiting results.
buffalonews.com/news/national/its-flu-vaccine-time-and-seniors-need-revved-up-shots-heres-what-to-know/article_d1a29868-0db6-5d88-8c49-03a782319f08.html
