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People who received the flu vaccine experienced fewer strokes in the subsequent flu season than those who didn’t, a new study finds. Anna Durbin, an infectious disease expert at Johns Hopkins, interprets the data. Durbin: It’s a small study but …

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Don’t throw out your mask yet. That’s the advice of Johns Hopkins infectious disease expert Anna Durbin, as cases of Covid climb in Europe and the flu gets underway here in the US. Durbin: That’s why I continue to wear …

Even when you’re vaccinated keeping up with other measures to prevent infectious disease is a good idea, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »

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Fall is here, and with it more indoor activities and more viruses circulating, including Covid and the flu. Anna Durbin, an infectious disease expert at Johns Hopkins, says everyone who’s eligible should be vaccinated against both viral illnesses. Durbin: We …

Now is the time to get both your Covid booster and the flu vaccine, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »

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 Today’s Covid vaccines are based on eliciting antibodies, proteins that circulate in the blood and bind to the virus. Johns Hopkins infectious disease expert Anna Durbin says trying to find the right antibody to cover all of the Covid variants …

Why don’t currently developed Covid vaccines cover all the variants? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »

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Mid-pandemic, studies suggested that a single vaccine known as a pan vaccine would soon be developed that would cover all the variants of Covid-19. Clearly that hasn’t happened yet, and Anna Durbin, an infectious disease expert at Johns Hopkins, says …

Will there be a vaccine against all the Covid variants anytime soon? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »

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Covid has taken us on a wild ride, throwing out new variants with dizzying regularity. Now officials are recommending the new bivalent vaccines to shore up our immunity against currently circulating strains of Covid. Anna Durbin, an infectious disease expert …

When should you get the new bivalent Covid vaccine? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »