By: Jo Ciavaglia 19 November 2010 But Abington Health System officials say more employees are getting vaccinated every day under the threat of losing their jobs in two weeks. The Abington Health System this week suspended without pay more than four dozen employees for failing to get a seasonal flu shot. The suspended employees […]
NIH Experts Describe Influenza Vaccines of the Future
By: AS Fauchi and L Lambert 17 November 2010 In a review article appearing in the New England Journal of Medicine, scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, examine research under way to address the limitations of currently available influenza vaccines and develop more […]
Rice scientists use formula to identify next strain of flu
By: Todd Ackerman 16 November 2010 Rice University scientists have developed a mathematical model that predicts the flu strain the upcoming season’s vaccine should cover more accurately and quickly than the current system. In a retrospective study published this week, the new model did better at predicting the upcoming season’s circulating flu strains […]
Flu vaccine only effective for select groups
By: Mark Lemstra 10 November 2010 This is the first in a four-column series on influenza. The first will discuss the ineffectiveness of immunization for the flu in most populations. The second column will discuss the great influenza epidemic of 1918 and the lessons we still have not learned. The third column will discuss last […]
Citi Launches Flu Card to Reduce Employer Healthcare Costs
By: Nina Das 09 November 2010 Payment card is an industry first for payment of flu vaccinations. Citi today announced the launch of the Citi(R) Flu Care card, a new corporate healthcare payment solution from Citi’s Global Transaction Services. The Citi Flu Care card is an innovative payment service designed to help employers reduce employee […]
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