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Two medications used to treat asthma and allergies may help prevent a particularly dangerous form of pneumonia caused by influenza A virus infection

Early Use of Two Asthma Meds Could Prevent Lethal Pneumonia

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Early administration may block viral infection in type-1 alveolar epithelial cells
This year's influenza vaccine is a fairly good match for the circulating viruses

CDC: Influenza Vaccine 48 Percent Effective Overall

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More severe H3N2 strain a factor in reduced coverage
For patients with moderate/severe atopic dermatitis

Reduced Immune Response After Intradermal Flu Shot in Eczema

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Reduced immune response after intradermal vaccination among patients colonized with S. aureus
The pace of flu activity continues to quicken across the United States

Pace of Influenza Activity Picking Up Across the United States

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Dominant strain right now is H3N2, CDC epidemiologist notes
For adults with solid cancer undergoing three-week cytotoxic chemotherapy cycles

Optimal Timing ID’d for Flu Shot During Three-Week Chemo Cycle

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Comparable antibody responses for influenza vaccination on day one or 11 of chemo cycle
Among adults with diagnosed diabetes

CDC Finds Vaccination Coverage Varies for Adults With Diabetes

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Influenza vaccination coverage more prevalent than pneumococcal or hepatitis B vaccination
Only about two out of five Americans had gotten this season's flu vaccination as of early November

CDC: U.S. Flu Vaccination Rates Low So Far This Season

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Vaccination rate among health care providers about the same as this time last season
Maternal influenza infection during pregnancy is not associated with increased risk of autism spectrum disorder

No Link for Maternal Flu Infection, Increased ASD Risk

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Suggestion of increased risk for children whose mothers were vaccinated in their first trimester
In a report published online Nov. 8 in Pediatrics

Report of Recurrent Immune Thrombocytopenia After Flu Shot

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Case report describes 4.5-year-old with three admissions for ITP, each within a week of vaccine
Influenza vaccination coverage declined 1.5 percent across the entire U.S. population during the 2015-2016 flu season

CDC Concerned About Falling Flu Vaccination Rates

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Decline among vulnerable older adults is of particular concern