Better Flu Vaccination Options Available As Season Kicks OffFlu seasons kicks off Saturday, and there are several different vaccination options. Flu season is just around the cornerAs a parent, you do everything you can to protect your children. Buckle them up in the car. Watch them closely when they’re in the water. Teach them to [...]
Roll Up Your Sleeves and Avoid the Flu – NewswiseNewswise — October marks the beginning of flu season, and once again, health care professionals are exhorting people to get a flu shot. Microbiologist John Tudor, Ph.D., professor of biology at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, agrees that it … New flu vaccine for seniors provides [...]
Expect surplus of flu shots this yearIt’s simply “supply versus demand” for flu shots this year, and consumers may benefit financially and physically.That’s because while manufacturers are producing more flu shot vaccines — 166 million vaccinations this year compared to 157 million last year — and more businesses are selling the shots, the need doesn’t [...]
CDC Urges Americans: Get Your Flu ShotWEDNESDAY, Sept. 21 (HealthDay News) — With plenty of influenza vaccine available, U.S. health officials urged Americans Wednesday to get a flu shot. Grand Forks to offer flu shot clinic – msnbc.comFrom the City of Grand Forks: The Grand Forks Public Health Department will be offering a flu shot [...]
Maine flu shots now availableState health officials got their flu shots Monday and urged Mainers to do the same as the changing seasons ushered in influenza season. Giving flu vaccine to tots cuts ER visits(Reuters) – Recommending that all U.S. preschoolers get a flu shot cut visits to the emergency department for flu-like illness by [...]
CVS Caremark Donating $6 Million in Free Flu Shots to Direct Relief USA for Uninsured Patients of Community Clinics and Health Centers – Yahoo FinanceWOONSOCKET, R.I., Sept. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — CVS Caremark announced today that it has partnered with Direct Relief USA to offer up to $6 million in free flu shots to community [...]
Low flu vaccine rate spurs debate on mandatory shots for hospital workers – Boston GlobeRoughly 71 percent of employees at the state’s acute care hospitals received flu vaccinations last season, according to a report released today by Massachusetts public health regulators. The percentages have increased since the 2008-2009 … Flu shots: advised and available – [...]
6 Common Misconceptions about the Flu-and Flu ShotsMALTA–Efforts to create a universal flu vaccine, one that would do away with the annual reformulations, is a hot topic these days in the infectious disease community. [More] CVS will give $6M in flu shots to the uninsuredCVS Caremark Corp. said Monday it will give away up to [...]
Walgreens “Fans” to Help Provide More Than $6 Million in Flu Shot Vouchers to Five National Causes Through New Social Media Campaign – MarketwatchDEERFIELD, Ill., Sep 09, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — With more than 1 million “fans” on Facebook and the largest following on Foursquare among chain drugstore retailers, Walgreens (NYSE:WAG) (NYSE:WAG) is using these [...]
Flu shots ready earlier this year, and one uses ‘painless’ needleGetting a flu shot is normally a topic for fall and winter. This year, it’s summer fare. Strategies for the flu season – Albany Times Union (blog)The cold and flu season is on our doorstep. Influenza (flu) is a viral respiratory illness that can easily [...]
