Influenza vaccine

A member of medical staff takes coronavirus test samples of a woman during drive-thru coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing, on a converted ice rink.

Public health experts worry about flu and coronavirus overlap

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In the coming months, public health experts stress social distancing, frequent hand-washing, wearing masks and getting flu shots to stave off both illnesses.

A box of masks is shown in the emergency room at Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, California.

Discussion: The flu outbreak — what you need to know

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Nurse Donna Riccardi administers a shot of Influenze virus vaccine to patient Deanna Joa at the New York Downtown Hospital in New York on January 10, 2013.

The CDC says there’s a flu epidemic raging in America

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CDC says flu outbreak widespread, too early to determine severity

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Powerful computer models help researchers react to pandemic spread

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Obama administration considering whether to test anthrax vaccine on children

Health & Medicine

A group of scientists have recommended testing out the safety of the current anthrax vaccine, which is deemed safe for adults, when its administered to children.

New vaccine provides nearly 50 percent protection from malaria; work still needed

A new vaccine is providing protection against malaria to nearly 50 percent of those who get it, possibly saving millions of lives. But that leaves some doctors with concerns.

H1N1: what you need to know

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Sorting out the facts from the fiction around H1N1, and what we really need to be concerned about.

Story behind new HIV vaccine

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An AIDS vaccine trial in Thailand showed the vaccine cut the risk of infection by as much as a third; scientists encouraged by results.

It’s official: (swine) flu shots for everyone

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The U.S. government has purchased 195 million doses of approved H1N1 vaccine to give out for free to anyone who wants it.