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The continued spread of bird flu has driven a culling of about 100,000 birds at the now-quarantined barns there. But, how the nation will handle the continued surge of the virus remains up in the ...
The 2024-2025 flu shot protects against three strains — H3N2, H1N1 and a flu B strain — but uptake has been very poor this season, Dr. David Warren, chief of the division of infectious disease ...
Ben-Aderet said there is also concern as the U.S. heads into the winter respiratory virus season that the seasonal flu -- which has the ability to exchange parts of its genome with other influenza ...
H5-2.3.4.4b can be prevented by vaccination in chickens. In China, The H5-Re14 (2.3.4.4b) strain used in updated vaccines since 2022 is a reasonably good match for the new virus. [11] In May 2024, Penn Medicine announced it had created a human avian flu vaccine on the same platform as its COVID-19 vaccine.
Here’s what to know about the United States’ first confirmed severe case of H5N1 avian influenza—and how to protect yourself.
On March 18, 2022, a 28-year-old man from Puyang in Henan Province, was hospitalized. [19] On March 24, 2022, a 53-year-old woman from Zhenjiang City in Jiangsu Province, was hospitalized. [19] A 56-year-old male living in Deyang City (Sichuan Province) became the 13th case of 2022 when on March 31, 2022, he developed symptoms.
While health officials recommend the annual flu shot to those older than 6 months, only about 44% of adults got flu shots this winter, the AP reported. Children's vaccinations dropped from 50% to 45%.
From February to April 2022, avian flu outbreaks in United States have resulted in the culling of more than 22.8 million birds in 24 states. [24] Avian flu has affected England. In Norfolk, Suffolk and parts of Essex, poultry has been mandated to be kept indoors after the affected areas were placed in an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone. [25]