It’s more crucial than ever to get your flu shot. It could all add up to a dire flu season—which could arrive just as cooler weather and the resumption of in-person schooling force people inside, where shared air and surfaces make Covid-19 transmission more likely.

The first FDA-approved seasonal influenza vaccine made with MF59®, an immune-enhancing adjuvant proven to help provide a strong immune response to influenza for adults 65 and older. Influenza (2019-20 Formula) Seqirus: Apr 2019: Fluarix Quad: Influenza (2019-20 Formula) GlaxoSmithKline: Mar 2020: Flublok Quad: Influenza (2019-20 Formula) Protein Sciences: May 2020: Flucelvax Quad: Influenza (2018-19 Formula) Seqirus: Jul 2018: FluLaval … Ask the GP or pharmacist. People admitted with serious respiratory infections may have to be in those beds longer, because only a test result can distinguish one severe respiratory infection from another and indicate which treatment is appropriate. Ref: Public Health England gateway number 2020195 “This could be the worst fall, from a public health perspective, we've ever had,” Redfield warned recently in a video interview with WebMD. Quality assurance takes a lot of personnel.

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Speculation that a vaccine could come as soon as this fall is starting to dim as we approach the regular flu season.

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Note: All information on this page is subject to change. © 2020 Condé Nast. Even though we’re eight months into the pandemic now, the near-term behavior of the novel coronavirus is still uncertain: Viruses’ behaviors can change as they adapt to new hosts, and their sensitivity to seasonal change can be affected by indoor temperatures and ventilation as well as conditions outside. 671 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<4D426E60C78F4F4AA3C95EEEA2E9B2A1><1AFBF5C6BAF8334A8633099728124B38>]/Index[650 116]/Info 649 0 R/Length 111/Prev 203702/Root 651 0 R/Size 766/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream We use cookies to collect information about how you use GOV.UK. Poster showing the different types of flu vaccines available for the 2020 to 2021 flu season and the clinical risk groups that they apply to.

You should do your own thorough research before making any investment decisions. The announcement came the same week 70% of public schools announced they would be reopening to some kind of in-person instruction. The Department of Public Health on Wednesday said students of all ages are now required to get a flu vaccine by Dec. 31 in order to attend school, unless medically or religiously exempt. The US dollar has started to show signs of life again as equities sink towards correction levels at the start of the week. endstream endobj startxref h�bbd```b``1��O�d��� A flu vaccine won’t prevent Covid-19, of course, as they are caused by different viruses. The dogwood leaves show an edge of color.

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