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...
ACIP recommends FluBlok for 2013-2014 flu season for adults with egg allergies
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted unanimously in favor(13-0) of recommending FluBlok during the 2013-2014 influenza season for vaccination of persons 18 through 49 years of age with egg More...
Flublok, new influenza vaccine made using baculovirus receives FDA approval
Image/CDC The first trivalent influenza vaccine made using an insect virus (baculovirus) expression system and recombinant DNA technology, Flublok, received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval Wednesday More...
