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Influenza vaccination may be more effective when people receive it in the morning than in the afternoon

Influenza Vaccination Timing Appears to Affect Efficacy

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Vaccination seems to provide greater immune response in the morning than in the afternoon
Women receiving trivalent influenza vaccination are less likely to experience a stillbirth

Stillbirth Less Likely for Women Receiving Trivalent Flu Vaccine

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Largest relative reduction in stillbirths seen for births occurring just after influenza season
Surgery patients don't have an increased risk for complications if they receive an influenza vaccine while in the hospital

Influenza Vaccine Safe for Patients in Hospital for Surgery

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Findings show it won't increase complications
This flu season continues to be mild

CDC: Flu Season Continues to Be Mild; Vaccine Is Effective

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Health officials report flu vaccine is 59 percent effective so far
Following reports of severe influenza illness

CDC Reports Increasing Influenza Activity, Severe Illness

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Rapid antiviral treatment urged for high-risk patients, without waiting for diagnosis confirmation
Influenza infection is associated with increased odds of atrial fibrillation

Influenza Infection Tied to Increased Risk of A-Fib

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Increased risk of atrial fibrillation can be reduced with influenza vaccination
Although full influenza vaccination coverage is increasing among children aged 6 to 23 months

Less Than Half of U.S. Infants Fully Vaccinated for Influenza

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Increase in full vaccination coverage from 4.8 percent in 2002-2003 to 44.7 percent in 2011-2012
The majority of U.S. hospitals don't require health care providers to get a seasonal flu vaccine

Roughly Half of U.S. Hospitals Require Staff Flu Vaccination

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And only 1.3 percent of VA hospitals mandate vaccination for health care workers
The first seasonal influenza vaccine with an adjuvant has been approved for use in seniors

FDA Approves First Flu Vaccine Containing an Adjuvant

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Adjuvant can enhance or direct the immune response of the vaccinated individual
Two new studies raise the possibility that statins may blunt the effectiveness of flu vaccines in seniors. The research is published online Oct. 28 in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

Flu Vaccine Slightly Less Effective in Patients on Statins

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Research suggests cholesterol-lowering meds linked to lower levels of influenza antibodies in seniors