The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) noted on Friday that its latest data show that the hospitalization rate for influenza is the highest in over a decade for this time of the year. The cumulative hospitalization rate is “higher than the rate observed in week 45 during every previous season since 2010-2011,”…
Alberta Will Manage Flu Season With ‘Longstanding Practices,’ Says New Top Doc in First Statement
In his first statement as Alberta’s new chief medical officer of health, Dr. Mark Joffe says the province will manage the annual flu season by transitioning “back to longstanding practices to manage respiratory infections.” Local public health officials will notify schools of outbreaks and provide support and advice as needed. “Winter is historically the peak season…
Ontario Chief Medical Officer Says Mask Mandates Could Come Back if Necessary
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health says as COVID-19 cases are rising, people should consider wearing masks indoors, adding that he would ask for mask mandates if the situation required it. “If there is any significant impact on our health system where we can’t care for Ontarians appropriately, I will absolutely have the conversation with…
Mask Up, Berkeley Students
September 2, 2022
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Commentary I was trying to avoid writing more stuff on masks, but this is unbelievable. UC Berkeley, that bastion of California higher education, is now requiring masks—both indoors and outdoors, if one is not vaccinated against… influenza! And, as a virologist and vaccinologist, the use of the slang “flu” makes me cringe. There are no…
Roche’s Single-Dose Influenza Drug Granted FDA Approval for Children Aged 5 and Over
Swiss healthcare company Roche’s single-dose oral tablet, Xofluza, has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) for the treatment of influenza in children aged five years and older, the drugmaker announced on Friday. Xofluza, also known as baloxavir marboxil, was granted approval to treat acute uncomplicated influenza, also known as flu, in otherwise healthy children aged between…
Current Flu Season More Severe Than COVID: Australian State Premier
July 19, 2022
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New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet has called for a reduction in the seven-day isolation period adding that the winter influenza virus currently posed a bigger issue than COVID-19. “In many cases at the moment, the current strand of influenza is more severe than the current strands of COVID,” the premier told 2GB radio. He…
‘Fiscally Responsible’: Australian PM Backs Ending Pandemic Leave Payment
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has indicated that pandemic leave disaster payments would not return despite having isolation policies remain in place. The payment program provided funds for people who took leave to isolate and ended on June 30. However, there are calls to restart the scheme as the number of people going into isolation…
Australia Approves First Cell-Based Flu Vaccines For Kids Aged Two and Older
The first cell-based Influenza vaccine in Australia has been approved for use in adults and children aged two years and older. In a statement written to the Epoch Times, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) wrote that the Flucelvax Quad vaccine is the first and only cell-based flu vaccine available in Australia and approved for Australians…
Goodbye Pandemic, Hello Endemic
January 16, 2022
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Commentary In early 1918, when World War I entered its final year, the H1N1 influenza A virus infected millions of people, causing the Spanish flu pandemic. By April 1920, after four waves and almost 100 million deaths, the pandemic ended. H1N1 became much less deadly and caused only ordinary seasonal flu. It had become an…
The Flu and You: Everything You Never Wanted to Know (But Need To)
Flu season runs from October to May and each year it impacts millions of Americans. The flu virus attacks the respiratory system and its symptoms include headache, sore throat, fever, chills, vomiting, dry cough, and muscle aches. But what does it do to your body? What does your body look like on the flu? A sick person sneezes,…
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