Feb 28, 2025 · Influenza spreads easily between people when they cough or sneeze. Vaccination is the best way to prevent the disease. Symptoms of influenza include acute onset of fever, …

Feb 23, 2024 · The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced the recommendations for the viral composition of influenza vaccines for the 2024-2025 influenza season in the northern …

We know now that influenza, or flu, is caused by a virus – but for many years it was thought to be caused by a bacterial infection. In 1892, German scientist Richard Pfeiffer isolated a small …

Fact: The injected flu vaccine contains an inactivated virus that cannot give you influenza. If you feel achy or slightly feverish, it is a normal reaction of the immune system to the vaccine, and …

Feb 28, 2025 · The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced the recommendations for the viral composition of influenza vaccines for the 2025–2026 influenza season in the northern …

Feb 24, 2023 · The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced the recommendations for the viral composition of influenza vaccines for the 2023-2024 influenza season in the northern …

Oct 21, 2018 · Influenza can cause severe disease and death, especially in older people, young children, pregnant women and people with long-term health conditions such as diabetes, heart …

May 13, 2010 · Two types of influenza vaccine are widely available: inactivated influenza vaccines (IIV) and live attenuated influenza vaccines (LAIV). Traditionally, influenza vaccines (both IIV …

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Feb 24, 2023 · Overview The WHO recommends that trivalent vaccines for use in the 2023-2024 northern hemisphere influenza season contain the following: Egg-based vaccines an …