PARIS (Reuters) – French healthcare company Sanofi said on Wednesday that it had seen positive results in the first study of a high-dose influenza vaccine delivered at the same time as a COVID-19 mRNA booster. Sanofi said the interim results…
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Wrist-Worn Biometric Sensors Can Detect Presymptomatic Flu and Common Cold
(Reuters Health) – Biometric sensors worn on the wrist were able to detect flu and cold viruses before people became symptomatic and predict the severity of infection, a small pilot study found. Analysis of data from 63 volunteers who wore…
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Doctors Offices May Be a Hot Spot for Transmitting Infections
People who are seen after a patient with an influenzalike illness are 31.8% more likely to return to their doctor’s office within 2 weeks with similar symptoms, new research shows. Prior research has examined the issue of hospital-acquired infections. A…
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Immune memory responses differ between SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A
Researchers in Canada have shown that the long-lasting immunity that develops following infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is characterized by different T cell responses than those observed for influenza A virus-specific immune memory. The SARS-CoV-2 virus…
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Study reveals unknown immune defense system that protects the lungs from viral infections
Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown arm of the immune defense system that protects the lung from lethal viral infections. Respiratory diseases caused by viruses such as influenza A and SARS-CoV-2 cause damage not just through their own actions, but…
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Researchers shed light on T-cell receptor activation in response to infection
Immune cells specialize to ensure the most efficient defense against viruses and other pathogens. Researchers at the University of Basel have shed light on this specialization of T cells and shown that it occurs differently in the context of an…
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Relenza
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Free flu jab to be given to over 50s for first time – how to get a flu vaccine on the NHS
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Flu jabs are the best way to protect yourself against the influenza virus, and the vaccine is…
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Common cold combats influenza
As the flu season approaches, a strained public health system may have a surprising ally—the common cold virus. Rhinovirus, the most frequent cause of common colds, can prevent the flu virus from infecting airways by jumpstarting the body’s antiviral defenses,…
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Adults with obesity more likely to develop H1N1 influenza
Adults with obesity are more susceptible to influenza A/H1N1pdm—the swine flu virus, according to a new study that did not, however, find a similar association with the seasonal flu. The results could be relevant in understanding the mechanisms by which…
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