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  2. Spanish flu - Wikipedia

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    Despite the high morbidity and mortality rates that resulted from the epidemic, the Spanish flu began to fade from public awareness over the decades until the arrival of news about bird flu and other pandemics in the 1990s and 2000s. [320] [321] This has led some historians to label the Spanish flu a "forgotten pandemic". [177]

  3. Influenza vaccine - Wikipedia

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    During the worldwide Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, "Pharmacists tried everything they knew, everything they had ever heard of, from the ancient art of bleeding patients, to administering oxygen, to developing new vaccines and serums (chiefly against what we call Hemophilus influenzae – a name derived from the fact that it was originally considered the etiological agent – and several types ...

  4. Polyvalent influenza vaccine - Wikipedia

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    In another randomized clinical trial conducted in 2014- 2015, the effectiveness of the recombinant vaccine and egg-based inactivated flu vaccine was compared in a population aged 50 or above. In contrast with the egg-based vaccine, the recombinant flu vaccine significantly reduced the risk of influenza-like illness by 30%. [13]

  5. What Doctors Want You to Know About the New Home Flu Vaccine ...

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    The exact efficacy varies by year, but data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that for all flu vaccines (meaning nasal and the shot) the 2023-2024 flu vaccine was 42% ...

  6. 3 best superfoods to eat when you’re sick with a cold, COVID ...

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    What you eat can help to alleviate some of the more common complaints associated with colds and seasonal flu. Illnesses arise from viruses, which cause inflammation in the body.

  7. List of seasonal influenza vaccines - Wikipedia

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    The vaccine produces a greater immune response than standard vaccine. According to the CDC, [1] "a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine [25] [in August, 2014] indicated that the high-dose vaccine was 24.2% more effective in preventing flu in adults 65 years of age and older relative to a standard-dose vaccine." The CDC ...

  8. Diet and metabolic health may influence flu vaccine effectiveness

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    After exposure to the flu virus, the formerly obese mice had a 100% survival rate. The results suggest that specific dietary changes and weight loss may help improve the flu vaccine’s effectiveness.

  9. Prevention of influenza - Wikipedia

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    Reasonably effective ways to reduce the transmission of influenza include good personal health and hygiene habits such as: not touching your eyes, nose or mouth; [6] frequent hand washing (with soap and water, or with alcohol-based hand rubs); [6] eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables; [16] covering coughs and sneezes; avoiding close contact with sick people; and staying home yourself if ...