New flu vaccine avoids egg-allergy problems
When the flu season comes around each year, health officials recommend nearly everyone get vaccinated. One major exception is people with egg allergies, since the standard vaccine uses chicken eggs in its manufacturing process. This year, many egg …
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Can Dangerous Bird Flu Virus Fly Between Humans?
Credit: Sander Herfst. Since a new bird flu virus began sickening and killing people in China in March, one of the most pressing questions has been whether the virus, H7N9, would easily spread from human to human, possibly kicking off a global pandemic.
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Flu Scan for Jul 18, 2013
The percentage of healthcare workers who were vaccinated against flu during the most recent season appears to be about the same as for the 2011-12 season, according to interim numbers posted yesterday by the US Centers for Disease Control and …
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Craven Health Department to offer free flu vaccinations
The flu season came earlier than usual to North Carolina this year, and the number of cases now in Craven County is prompting the health department here to offer influenza vaccinations without charge. Craven County Health Department Nursing Director …
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Bizarre History of Cape May > Spanish flu victims were 'piled in the street …
At least one local reminder of the flu's effects exists today at the Cold Spring cemetery of the Presbyterian Church where Finnish sailor Hjalmar Carlsson is buried. He was a member of the Coast Guard cutter Morrill when he was stricken and died on …
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Flu Attack! How A Virus Invades Your Body
