Flu shot can prevent illness

Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL);  October 8, 2008 ;     394 words ......know about the flu shot this year. Who should get the flu shot? It is recommended...inactivated or "killed" influenza vaccine. The three main...Why receive the flu shot? For most people...vaccinate for influenza. "Timing is everything...should not get the ...

Local man cautions about flu shot complications

Press of Atlantic City;  November 7, 2006 ;     689 words ......But while getting a flu shot is a top priority...less about getting a flu shot. And then there are...anyone who gets the flu shot that something could...complications from getting a flu shot. Lyne said his father...before he received the flu shot on Oct. ...

Phase 3 Study Results of MedImmune's Next-Generation Influenza Vaccine...

PR Newswire;  May 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Effective than Flu Shot in Reducing Influenza...investigational influenza vaccine, CAIV-T (cold adapted influenza vaccine, trivalent...injectable inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV) in reducing...receiving the flu shot compared to 3...Trivalent ...

Distribution problems put flu shot clinics on hold

Portland Press Herald (Maine);  November 5, 2005 ;     162 words ......Distribution problems put flu shot clinics on hold Byline: From...Dispatches SACO -- Delays in influenza vaccine distributions have prompted...to postpone three planned flu shot clinics at its 15 Industrial...Individuals in need of a flu shot are asked to call the ...

Four Key Health Organizations -- AAAAI, ACAAI, ACCP, and ATS -- Encourage...

PR Newswire;  September 27, 1999 ;     547 words ......receive the influenza vaccine or flu shot, to minimize...Getting the flu shot now gives...should get the influenza vaccine ( flu shot...eggs. The influenza vaccine is grown in...receiving the flu shot. The AAAAI...

RECEIVING FLU SHOT SUPPORTS MISSION READINESS

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  November 20, 2006 ;     372 words ......are getting their annual flu shots from now until Dec...all times. Receiving the flu shot, commonly referred to as an inactive influenza vaccine, dramatically lessens the chance of getting the flu. The flu, or influenza virus, can...that the idea that the flu ...

Michigan State Medical Society Says Ideal Time to Get Your Flu Shot is Now

U.S. Newswire;  November 22, 2006 ;     414 words ......77 million doses of flu vaccine already delivered...physician to schedule a flu shot, according to the Michigan...are interested in a flu shot to get one in November...ideal time to get a flu shot," said MSMS president...longer. Call and get your flu shot now." ...

Fight The Flu: CDC Urges Those at Highest Risk to Get a Flu Shot Now

U.S. Newswire;  October 8, 2002 ;     408 words ......care workers to get a flu shot now. The flu is highly contagious and the influenza vaccine can help prevent serious...give you the flu. "The flu shot is effective," says Dr...not too late to get a flu shot. For more information...

Officials say enough vaccine for anyone who wants flu shot

The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  September 17, 2008 ;     600 words ...BLOOMINGTON - This year's influenza vaccine is plentiful and is expected...almost anyone who wants a flu shot this fall should be able...to 146 million doses of influenza vaccine available nationally this...who are advised to get a flu shot this fall are pregnant...and has ...

FLU SHOT GOOD PREVENTION FOR ADULTS

Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL);  October 26, 1998 ;     380 words ...Q: What's in the new influenza vaccine? Should I receive the injection? A: Last year's flu vaccine was less effective than usual because experts...also contains A/Beijing/262/95 and B/Harbin/7/94. Influenza vaccine is recommended for elderly and high-risk people...and household contacts. ...

Pembroke man seeks flu shot in Canada

Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME;  October 30, 2004 ;     700+ words ......drive from his home - for a flu shot. Bahrt would have preferred...70 Mainers - died from flu complications. In the past...under 2. Bahrt has had a flu shot every year since he returned...Army developed the first influenza vaccine in 1940 and it became available...another ...

STILL TIME TO GET FLU SHOT

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  December 1, 2006 ;     629 words ......provision adding the influenza vaccine to those covered...Ensuring a year-round influenza vaccine production capacity...and expandable influenza vaccine production technologies...the purchase of influenza vaccine." Congress has...million doses of influenza ...

Flu shot: Pilot reporter takes deep breath, takes the plunge.

Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA);  October 10, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Don't be a baby. Get your flu shot. That's what I said last...doesn't get the flu from the influenza vaccine -- the shot just promises...over their fears and get the flu shot, well, you could say I felt...can say it's hard to get a flu shot; by all reports the ...

Midlands' flu shot supplies are good.

Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, NE);  September 30, 2006 ;     700+ words ......area physicians and flu shot providers say they've...ready to stick or squirt influenza vaccine into just about anyone...At least one local flu shot provider, Kohll's Pharmacy...half-doses of the regular flu shot, which contains small...

Bangor residents get annual flu shot

Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME;  November 1, 2007 ;     416 words ......residents rolled up their sleeves for a flu shot at the city's public influenza vaccine clinic on Wednesday. Staff at the Bangor...general public is advised to get a flu shot each year as well. Karl Norton, 68...said as a nurse pasted an "I got a flu shot" sticker onto ...