Category: Infectious diseases

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Anchor lead: Which type of flu vaccine is best for you? Elizabeth Tracey reports Vaccines for the flu come in several varieties, and you likely need an expert’s opinion to decide which is right for you. That’s according to Clare …

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Anchor lead: Who should get the flu vaccine? Elizabeth Tracey reports Do you need to get the flu vaccine? According the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, yes, you do. Clare Rock, an infectious disease expert at Johns Hopkins, comments. …

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Anchor lead: Is it possible to get the flu from the flu vaccine? Elizabeth Tracey reports Flu vaccines prevent the flu, and cannot actually give someone the infection. Reports that the flu vaccine causes the flu are the stuff of …

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Anchor lead: Flu viruses can catch up with you almost anywhere, Elizabeth Tracey reports Now that flu season has arrived, there is a risk you can pick up the infection from almost any surface someone with the flu has sneezed …

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Anchor lead: The flu season has arrived in the northern hemisphere, Elizabeth Tracey reports Have you gotten your flu shot yet? Clare Rock, an infectious disease expert at Johns Hopkins, says it’s past time to do so. Rock: Flu season …

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