A recent study shows the H1N1 flu could pose an increased risk of severe illness to pregnant woman.
The study, initiated by the California Department of Health, followed 94 pregnant women, 8 postpartum, and 137 women that were not pregnant, all of which were hospitalized with H1N1 during a four month period in 2009.
One third of [...]
France overestimated the amount of H1N1 vaccines their country would need by more than 29 million shots, according to a statement by their Health Ministry.
Thinking that each person would need two shots of the vaccine, the French government initially paid 869 million euros ($1.25 billion) for 94 million individual vaccines. Medical experts now say that [...]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Fluzone High-Dose, an inactivated influenza virus vaccine for people ages 65 years and older to prevent disease caused by influenza virus subtypes A and B.
People in this age group are at highest risk for seasonal influenza complications, which may result in hospitalization and death. Annual vaccination remains [...]
