Text message reminders promote receipt of second flu shot
Text message reminders effectively promote receipt of a second dose of influenza vaccine among children, according to a study published
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Australia's Current Flu Season Is Tough: Will America's Be the Same?
Title: Australia’s Current Flu Season Is Tough: Will America’s Be the Same?Category: Health NewsCreated: 8/4/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/5/2022
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Isle of May nature reserve reopens after bird flu closure
The nature reserve in the Firth of Forth had been closed to boat landings for five weeks. BBC News Now
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Bird flu: Gannets on Pembrokshire island die of virus
It is feared thousands could die if the disease takes hold on the world’s third biggest colony. Read more BBC
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Global pandemic fears on islands hit by bird flu
The manager of a Scottish bird sanctuary says avian flu could return to devastate next spring. Read more BBC News
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Farne Islands: Bird flu death toll passes more than 3,000
The National Trust says the scale of death on the Farne Islands has not been seen in nearly 100 years.
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Researchers use computational modeling to understand why some flu viruses cause more severe infections
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Avian influenza viruses, or “bird flu,” normally infects, well, birds. But when the virus does infect
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How vaccine-related fears affect the flu shot experience
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A novel long-term study of how vaccine-related fears influence flu shot outcomes has found that these
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Bird flu: People to avoid 23 small Scottish islands
NatureScot hopes the advice will help limit the spread of avian flu to help seabirds survive. BBC News Now retrieving
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Scottish bird flu taskforce to respond to crisis
NatureScot says the new strain of the virus is devastating wild bird populations in Scotland. BBC News Now retrieving an
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Bird flu: More cases discovered along north coast
The dead birds in Portrush and Portballintrae follow cases on Rathlin Island, Lough Erne and Bangor. Read more BBC News
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Avian flu confirmed in dead birds found on Rathlin Island
The birds were discovered at the island’s main harbour, Church Bay, earlier this week. Read more BBC News Now retrieving
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Avian flu: Rathlin Island seabirds tested after small number found dead
Testing comes after a small number of birds were found dead at the main harbour on the island. Read more
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Western Isles guga hunt cancelled due to bird flu outbreak
Scotland’s last surviving annual hunt of young gannet on Sula Sgeir was due to take place in August. BBC News
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New universal flu vaccine offers broad protection against influenza A virus infections, researchers find
Rationale design of chimeric M2e-H3 stalk protein, purification, and confirmation. A Schematic of full-length HA gene of influenza A virus
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Could the Flu Shot Help Prevent Alzheimer's?
Title: Could the Flu Shot Help Prevent Alzheimer’s?Category: Health NewsCreated: 6/29/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/29/2022 12:00:00 AM MedicineNet.com Now
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Isle of May and Noss reserves to shut amid bird flu cases
The action is to be taken at Isle of May and Noss in an effort to protest nesting seabirds. BBC
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Flu vaccination linked to 40% reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain People who received at least one influenza vaccine were 40% less likely than their non-vaccinated peers
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CDC Panel Urges Seniors to Get New, More Potent Flu Shot This Fall
Title: CDC Panel Urges Seniors to Get New, More Potent Flu Shot This FallCategory: Health NewsCreated: 6/23/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial
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CDC panel recommends US seniors get souped-up flu vaccines
Influenza virus. Credit: CDC, 2020. Americans 65 and older should get newer, souped-up flu vaccines because regular shots don’t provide
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