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Maine Child's Flu-Related Death Has Officials Urging People to Get the Vaccine
Maine officials are urging people to be aware of late season influenza after a child in the state died of flu. According to a media release published Tuesday afternoon, the child died of the Influenza A strain and was the first pediatric fatality attributed to influenza in Maine’s 2021-2022 flu season. The news release did not state the age...
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Maine Child's Flu-Related Death Has Officials Urging People to Get the Vaccine
Maine officials said the child died of the Influenza A strain and was the first pediatric fatality attributed to influenza in Maine’s 2021-2022 flu season.
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Covid Will Always Be an Epidemic Virus — Not an Endemic One, Scientist Warns
Covid-19 will never become an endemic illness and will always behave like an epidemic virus, an expert in biosecurity has warned.
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Mass. Flu Activity High For First Time Since April 2020
As they prepare for an uptick in flu illness, health care providers in Massachusetts and across the country are already struggling under the weight of the ongoing COVID-19 surge and persistent staffing shortages
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Flu Is Making a Comeback in US After an Unusual Year Off
The U.S. flu season has arrived on schedule after taking a year off
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This Year's Flu Vaccine May Not Provide As Much Protection
According to a new study from researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, the current flu vaccines seem to be a bad match for the dominant strain that is circulating this season.
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It's Not COVID, But an Especially Intense Cold Is Going Around
If you have been down for the count lately, you are not alone. Doctors in Massachusetts are seeing a huge increase in patients who are coming in with sore throats and coughs that just will not go away, even though they do not have COVID-19. “It was just an awful experience. I was constantly coughing and sneezing and my throat…
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Flu Season Could Be ‘Unpredictable' Due to Covid — Here's How to Stay Safe and When to Get the Flu Vaccine
Experts predict this flu season could be brutal. Here’s what you need to know about flu season and the Covid pandemic, plus when to get the flu vaccine.
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Difficult to Predict But Coming Fast: What Experts Are Saying About Flu Season
The dramatic decrease in flu cases last year has the potential to dramatically increase cases this year, one expert says.
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Market Bull Tom Lee Predicts a Record September, But Warns That a 10% Correction Could Come in October
Why investors may want to take profits before September ends.
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Moderna Says a 3rd Dose of Its COVID-19 Vaccine Will Be Needed Before Winter
Vaccine maker Moderna believes people who received two doses of its COVID-19 vaccine will need a third dose before winter as a booster shot. The company said Thursday it is also working on a single shot that would provide an annual booster for COVID-19, as well as flu and the respiratory condition RSV. “We believe that increased force of infection…
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UK Doctors Call for Flu Testing as Covid Threatens to Coincide With Influenza Epidemic
Physicians have warned a resurgence of respiratory viruses could be about to increase pressure on healthcare services.
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Pfizer Scientist Says MRNA Technology Used for Covid Vaccines Could Create ‘More Potent' Seasonal Flu Shots
The mRNA technology used to develop the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine could help create “more potent” seasonal flu shots, Pfizer’s Kathrin Jansen told CNBC.
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Scientists Worry Next Flu Season Could Be a Bad One
More than a year after the pandemic started, Covid-19 is still ravaging parts of the world, but now scientists are warning that another virus could be a serious threat in the coming months: influenza. This season, the flu virtually disappeared, with less than 2,000 lab-confirmed cases in the United States to date, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention….
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COVID Isn't the First Outbreak Massachusetts Has Dealt With
Massachusetts is struggling through the coronavirus pandemic, but it’s not the first outbreak to hit our state over the last few centuries. We’ll take you through the history and how what happened to the diseases and viruses that have hurt us before.
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Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Flu Has Disappeared in the US
February is usually the peak of flu season, but not this year.
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Do I Have COVID, a Cold or the Flu? Here's How to Tell
It’s officially cold and flu season, and we’re also continuing to navigate the global coronavirus pandemic. Since many of the symptoms of all three can be similar, it can be hard to tell which one you might have. Your best bet, of course, is to consult a doctor, but Brigham and Women’s Hospital put together this handy chart to...
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Social Distancing for COVID Is Suppressing Other Viruses, Experts Say
As coronavirus cases have surged across the country, other viruses, like the flu, are in decline because of the widespread shutdowns. It’s good news, but experts fear a rebound when lockdowns are lifted.
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Fewer Black Kids Getting Flu Shots, Worrying CDC Officials
New government data suggests more Americans have been getting flu shots this year, apparently heeding the advice of health officials fearful of a flu and coronavirus double pandemic
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How Can I Tell the Difference Between the Flu and COVID-19?
The flu and COVID-19 have such similar symptoms, you may need to get tested to know which type of virus is making you miserable.