How To Protect Yourself When Visiting The Hospital
You go to the hospital when you are sick, or to visit a friend or family member when they are sick or getting surgery. Maybe you go to the doctor’s office, rather than the ER, but either way, you risk getting More...
Flu shots: GSK begins shipping of 2014-15 U.S. flu vaccines, FLUARIX® QUADRIVALENT sent to U.S. healthcare providers
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced today it has begun shipping FLUARIX®QUADRIVALENT (Influenza Vaccine) doses to U.S. healthcare providers. This is the first shipment of GSK’s U.S. flu vaccine supply for the flu More...
ACIP gives ‘thumbs up’ for use of nasal spray flu vaccine in kids
Image/CDC On Wednesday, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to recommend a preference for using the nasal spray flu vaccine (i.e., LAIV) instead of the flu shot (i.e., IIV) in healthy children More...
Younger population more susceptible to recent flu
There is a new trend in flu instances and it involves the normally healthy cohort of 18-64 year olds. This year, the “younger” population has represented 61% of all flu-related hospitalizations, almost double More...
Flu shots: 2014-15 influenza season recommendations for the northern hemisphere released
The World Health Organization (WHO) Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS), a global public health laboratory network coordinated by WHO, today released the recommended composition of influenza More...
California influenza death toll at 147, easily eclipsing the 2012-2013 flu season
The influenza-related deaths continue to mount in California with the latest numbers provided by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) showing an increase of 52 during the past week. Fluzone vaccineImage/CDC Dr. More...
The Flu Shot: Help choosing which one to get
They say I should do it…., I know I should do it…, and If I do it… Which one do I do? Why every year? Here’s help: Flu viruses are smart. They change and mutate each year. The big term “antigenic More...
Misperceptions about flu vaccine concern health advocates
PRESS RELEASE The flu is now widespread in 35 states, according to the latest reports from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and a new Gallup-Healthways poll indicates that nearly 3 percent of Americans have More...
CDC tweets 10 flu tips as 25 states now report widespread flu activity
Despite a relatively slow start to this 2013-2014 flu season, it has certainly picked up strongly in recent weeks as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reporting 25 states as having widespread More...
New Hampshire most prepared for infectious disease outbreak, GA, NJ and NE least prepared
A report released recently by the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), finds that a majority of states (32) score 5 or lower out of 10 key indicators of policies More...
Houston reports six H1N1 influenza deaths, Texas flu activity is ‘high’
The level of flu-like illness is classified as “high” in Texas, and medical providers are seeing an increase in flu in multiple parts of the state. In fact, the 2009 H1N1 “swine flu” is the most More...
One in five Americans report having not received the flu vaccine due to fear that it causes flu: Survey
PRESS RELEASE According to a new survey released by the National Consumers League (NCL), fears and misperceptions about flu vaccines persist among Americans—adults and parents of children under the age of 17 More...
National Influenza Vaccination Week: ‘It’s not too late to vaccinate!’
It is National Influenza Vaccination Week! What is National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW)? It’s a national observance that was established to highlight the importance of continuing influenza vaccination. NIVW More...
Dispatch Radio: Global Dispatch News, Duellyn Pandis on flu shots, travel health and Mike Smith with Movie News
OCTOBER 19 Duellyn Pandis, RN, BSN, President & CEO, Passport Health of Tampa Bay to discuss flu shots and travel health Passport Health Mike Smith, MediaMikes.com, to talk movies Carrie Movie Review Escape More...
Flu shots and travel medicine with Passport Health CEO, Duellyn Pandis
With flu season upon us, albeit seen in low numbers and sporadically thus far, health professionals are advising the public to get vaccinated now as the peak of seasonal flu season hits us around the month of February. Passport More...
FDA approves FluLaval Quadrivalent influenza vaccine for persons three years and older
Pharmaceutical, biologics and vaccine company, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), announced Friday that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved FluLaval Quadrivalent influenza vaccine for the active immunization More...
CVS/pharmacy survey shows that six out of 10 people consider getting the flu shot a ‘social responsibility’
A new survey from CVS/pharmacy released today found that less than half of those surveyed (46%) were more likely to get a flu shot this year following last season’s late flu outbreak. But many more – 59% More...
New York Governor Cuomo declares a ‘Public Health Emergency’ due to harsh flu season
New York Governor Andrew CuomoImage/Video Screen Shot Just three days after Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino declared a public health emergency for that city because of the flu outbreak, New York Governor Andrew More...
Maine CDC: ‘Influenza is widespread with all three strains circulating’
Image/CDC Influenza (flu) activity has increased across most parts of the United States, and Maine is no exception. Influenza activity is significantly higher than the 2011-2012 season with the Maine CDC following More...
GlaxoSmithKline’s Fluarix Quadrivalent receives FDA approval
CDC/ Debora Cartagena The first intramuscular vaccine to cover against four influenza strains has just received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, according to a GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) press release More...
