Leonard Friedland, a vice president of scientific affairs and public health at GSK said: “Our best knowledge suggests that the strains selected for the vaccine are the right strains for this year”.
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26, 334,044 people have been vaccinated against influenza, down from 408,092 at the same time a year ago, according to data Alberta Health Services has collected. It can cause mild to severe illness, and serious cases can result in hospitalization or death.
While symptoms may be minimal for some healthy young adults, the flu becomes more unsafe if it is spread to young children or the elderly, Ms. Lustik said.
Children who are six to 59 months of age and attending licensed child care and preschool facilities in New Jersey are required to have the flu vaccine by December 31 of each year (N.J.A.C. 8:57-4.19).
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that anyone over the age of 6 months old get a flu vaccine. It’s also a requirement for active duty military personnel, selected reserves, and health care workers.
While there have been no confirmed cases of flu in the Commonwealth of Virginia, officials say it’s still important to get the shot.
The Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) reminds residents to don masks when entering their facilities to help protect patients from catching the flu. Come on! Plus, concerns have been raised recently that those the vaccine becomes less effective when you get it every year. The most common side effects from a flu shot are a sore arm and maybe a low fever or achiness.
Last flu season, between mid-October and the end of March, 511,151 people in the Calgary Zone got the flu shot.
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As of last week, more than 334,000 doses of the vaccine have been given out in the Calgary area, with some doses yet to be reported. “It’s the children and the elderly they take the influenza home to and they’re the ones who get into trouble”.
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The committee also mentioned changes in the vaccine manufacturing process, and the launch of the Influenza Vaccine Manufacturing Improvement (IVMI) initiative.
