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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the side effects may include: Arm soreness. Redness around the injection site. Arm swelling. Headache. Fever. Nausea. Muscle ...
A US Navy hospital corpsman administers a flu shot aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) in 2020. In unvaccinated adults, 16% get symptoms similar to the flu, while about 10% of vaccinated adults do. [73] Vaccination decreased confirmed cases of influenza from about 2.4% to 1.1%. [73] No effect on hospitalization was found. [73]
The 2024-2025 flu season is upon us, and experts are staying vigilant about this year’s cases in kids. That’s because nearly 200 children died from the flu last season, according to disturbing ...
Nearly half of U.S. adults over 18 got a flu shot this season (44.9%), roughly the same as last year (44%), according to the CDC. ... In total, 24% of a representative sample of tests came back ...
The 1967–1968 flu season was the last to be dominated by H2N2 before the emergence of H3N2 in 1968 and the consequent "Hong Kong flu" pandemic that lasted until 1970. This season was particularly severe in England and France, in which pneumonia and influenza excess mortality was two to three times greater than in other countries. [ 54 ]
"Upcoming 2019-2020 Influenza Season". U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). "Seasonal Flu Shot". U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 12 March 2024. "Availability of influenza vaccines by country in EU/EEA in the 2019/20 season". European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). 11 October 2019.
Flu season lasts from October to May, and cases in the U.S. peak from December to February. That’s why the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that people get their flu ...
According to preliminary burden estimates for the 2019–2020 flu season (October 1, 2019 through April 4, 2020) there were between 39 and 56 million flu cases; 18–26 million doctor visits; 410,000 to 740,000 hospitalizations, and between 24,000 and 62,000 deaths. The unusually abrupt decline in cases by April 2020 was attributed to the ...