Flu Shot

The UK health authorities began rolling out their winter vaccine schedule for the most medically vulnerable on Monday, brought forward from a planned early October rollout amid concerns around the new COVID variant BA.2.86.

Sleeping less than six hours the night before you get a vaccination shot may limit your body's response to the vaccine, reducing protection against the virus or bacteria, according to a new study.

Flu season: Here are the most common questions about flu shots for kids, answered.

A pandemic-spurred demand for flu vaccines in India has surged since a devastating second wave of COVID-19 brought the nation's healthcare system to its knees earlier this year.

Charting the course of the pandemic during the coming months is likely to involve a more traditional winter nuisance: the flu. As countries lift restrictions and colder temperatures set in, influenza will probably start circulating again.

Centenarian Brij Prakash Gupta, who was born a year after the end of the deadly Spanish Flu, received his first shot of COVID-19 vaccine in Delhi on Wednesday, his son said.

Kewal Krishan, who was just five years old during the deadly Spanish Flu of 1918, and later became part of the drafting committee of the Constituent Assembly of India, received his first shot of anti-COVID-19 vaccine in Delhi on Monday, his son said.

A man born a few months before the outbreak of the Spanish Flu in 1918 received his first shot of COVID-19 vaccine at a private facility here, hospital authorities said on Saturday.

As the flu season approaches, know the precautions you need to take for preventing COVID-19 and influenza. Dr Sylvie Briand from WHO weighs in on the topic.

Results from an early safety study of Moderna Inc's coronavirus vaccine candidate in older adults showed that it produced virus-neutralizing antibodies at levels similar to those seen in younger adults, with side effects roughly on par with high-dose flu shots, researchers said on Tuesday.

Coronaviruses: The death toll in China has reached to 490 while third case of coronavirus has been confirmed in India, again in Kerala.

Cold and flu symptoms: A recent study found that if you are suffering from either the flu or cold, then it is less likely to develop the other. Read here to know more about the study and preventive tips for cold and the flu in winter.

Winter health tips: During change of weather, you wear warm clothes and take them off when you feel warmer. When this is done frequently, it may make you prone to falling sick- Dr Gita Prakash.

For most people, simply getting the flu vaccine - any flu vaccine - is what matters most, says David Cennimo, an infectious-disease specialist at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark.

Despite years of consistent messages from health-care providers about the dangers of the flu and the protective power (and safety) of the flu shot, many people still hold false beliefs about both.

The UK health authorities began rolling out their winter vaccine schedule for the most medically vulnerable on Monday, brought forward from a planned early October rollout amid concerns around the new COVID variant BA.2.86.

Sleeping less than six hours the night before you get a vaccination shot may limit your body's response to the vaccine, reducing protection against the virus or bacteria, according to a new study.

Flu season: Here are the most common questions about flu shots for kids, answered.

A pandemic-spurred demand for flu vaccines in India has surged since a devastating second wave of COVID-19 brought the nation's healthcare system to its knees earlier this year.

Charting the course of the pandemic during the coming months is likely to involve a more traditional winter nuisance: the flu. As countries lift restrictions and colder temperatures set in, influenza will probably start circulating again.

Centenarian Brij Prakash Gupta, who was born a year after the end of the deadly Spanish Flu, received his first shot of COVID-19 vaccine in Delhi on Wednesday, his son said.

Kewal Krishan, who was just five years old during the deadly Spanish Flu of 1918, and later became part of the drafting committee of the Constituent Assembly of India, received his first shot of anti-COVID-19 vaccine in Delhi on Monday, his son said.

A man born a few months before the outbreak of the Spanish Flu in 1918 received his first shot of COVID-19 vaccine at a private facility here, hospital authorities said on Saturday.

As the flu season approaches, know the precautions you need to take for preventing COVID-19 and influenza. Dr Sylvie Briand from WHO weighs in on the topic.

Results from an early safety study of Moderna Inc's coronavirus vaccine candidate in older adults showed that it produced virus-neutralizing antibodies at levels similar to those seen in younger adults, with side effects roughly on par with high-dose flu shots, researchers said on Tuesday.

Coronaviruses: The death toll in China has reached to 490 while third case of coronavirus has been confirmed in India, again in Kerala.

Cold and flu symptoms: A recent study found that if you are suffering from either the flu or cold, then it is less likely to develop the other. Read here to know more about the study and preventive tips for cold and the flu in winter.

Winter health tips: During change of weather, you wear warm clothes and take them off when you feel warmer. When this is done frequently, it may make you prone to falling sick- Dr Gita Prakash.

For most people, simply getting the flu vaccine - any flu vaccine - is what matters most, says David Cennimo, an infectious-disease specialist at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark.

Despite years of consistent messages from health-care providers about the dangers of the flu and the protective power (and safety) of the flu shot, many people still hold false beliefs about both.