Latest news for health care topics. Include medical news , health insurance , therapy and vaccine news

Thursday, October 13, 2016

There's a big change coming to the flu vaccine : theweek





as mentioned in theweek

There's a big change coming to the flu vaccine

There's a big change coming to the flu vaccine
There's a big change coming to the flu vaccine
ADVERTISEMENTFor the past eight years, flu shots around the world have contained a virus that was retrieved from a sick person in California in the spring of 2009, in the earliest days of the H1N1 — or swine flu — pandemic.Recently, the World Health Organization recommended that flu vaccine manufacturers swap out the component that is based on that virus with an updated version.It is uncommon for a flu virus to remain in the vaccine for such an extended period as the current one.


moreover from ksn

There are changes to the flu vaccine this year. Do you know what they are?

There are changes to the flu vaccine this year. Do you know what they are?
There are changes to the flu vaccine this year. Do you know what they are?
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Flu season is upon us and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says now is the time to get vaccinated.There's some big changes to the flu vaccine this year that you might want to know about.The first change is good news for anyone with an egg allergy.


furthermore drugstorenews

FDA approves Flublok Quadrivalent flu vaccine

FDA approves Flublok Quadrivalent flu vaccine
FDA approves Flublok Quadrivalent flu vaccine
FDA approves Flublok Quadrivalent flu vaccineSILVER SPRING, Md.— The Food and Drug Administration has approved Protein Sciences's Flublok Quadrivalent flu vaccine, the company announced Wednesday.The vaccine protects against four strains of influenza, three of which are found in trivalent Flublok alongside a fourth strain.


No comments:

Post a Comment