Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Flu season

Latest Tag News

Majority of Pediatric Deaths Happen in Unvaccinated Children [VIDEO]
By Jenny Dabon | Apr 07, 2017 07:05 AM EDT
Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Monday that most influenza deaths happen in unvaccinated children. This underscores the importance of getting vaccinated than none at all.
Flu Vaccines For The More Susceptible: Not Age But Birth Year Determines Degree of Infection [VIDEO]
By yasmin reyes | Nov 19, 2016 03:22 AM EST
Can experts really determine the degree of flu infection one can get through their birth year?
Flu Vaccination Rates Rising, CDC reports
By Cheri Cheng | Sep 27, 2013 02:04 PM EDT
The CDC reported that flu vaccination rates increased for children and adults during the 2012-2013 flu season.
Scientists Get Close to a Universal Flu Vaccine
By Cheri Cheng | Sep 23, 2013 09:48 AM EDT
Scientists from the Imperial College London believe that they have found the blueprint for a universal flu vaccine.
Let’s Not Get Pregnant in May, Study Reports
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 09, 2013 11:05 AM EDT
Researchers from Princeton University found that women who get pregnant in May increase their likelihood of having a baby prematurely by 10 percent.
FDA Approves Sanofi’s Four-Strain Flu Vaccine
By Cheri Cheng | Jun 11, 2013 01:52 PM EDT
Sanofi SA announced that its new four-strain flu vaccine was just approved by the FDA.
Flu Took a Toll on Children, Health Officials Report 105 Deaths
By Cheri Cheng | Mar 22, 2013 01:48 PM EDT
Health officials reported 105 children deaths resulting from the flu.

Did You Know?

Productive Practices to Employ in Your Everyday Life

Staying active, productive, and keeping your mind at work, is a great way of staying healthy and happy. This is particularly true during lockdown, when it can feel easy to slip into a rut of laziness, without any clear-cut schedule. But with monotony talking its toll and resulting in a serious lack of motivation for many, how do we keep on top of a consistent workflow and schedule? Stuck for inspiration on how to stay productive and pro-active during the self-isolation, and also generally in your everyday life going forward? Take a look at this short list that we’ve compiled, detailing some practices that you might want to try and employ where possible.