The CDC recommended against using the live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) during the 2016-2017 influenza season. However, the perceived effectiveness and ease of administration of LAIV play an...
Seasonal influenza vaccines are transitioning to quadrivalent formulations. In a new study, researchers compared the safety and efficacy of the quadrivalent recombinant influenza vaccine and the...
The live attenuated influenza vaccine and the inactivated influenza vaccine were available in the United States during the 2015-2016 influenza season. In a new study, researchers evaluated the effectiveness...
During the 2013-2014 influenza season, vaccine viruses were antigenically similar to those that had been circulating. With this in mind, researchers assessed the effects of the vaccine on in-hospital...
The American Academy of Pediatrics has updated its recommendations for seasonal influenza vaccinations and antiviral medications for children and adolescents during the 2017-2018 flu season.
Researchers sought to determine how the effectiveness of flu vaccines in elderly adults was influenced by patient confounders, such as age, health status, and sex.
In this respiratory disease roundup, researchers highlight the efficacy of clesrovimab in preventing respiratory syncytial virus infections in infants, the influenza vaccine's updated formulation this virus...
