Many milestones come and go — a birthday perhaps, the start of the new year, even. Then there are some that seem to be meaningful. Today, the first day of autumn, seems to fall into that category. We have been hearing for several weeks now how this fall, when flu season makes its annual comeback,…
DiaSorin has received U.S. approval for its Simplexa Flu A/B & RSV Direct Gen II kit, which can be used to differentiate between cases of influenza and COVID-19.
The early spread of COVID-19 in Seattle and the city of Wuhan, China, was far more extensive than initially reported, investigators say.
This year’s looming flu season, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, is going to present a new range of challenges, one of the leading pharmacy quality experts in the country said late last week.
Providers who are concerned about the upcoming fall, when the flu season will begin to dovetail with the pandemic, will want to tune into an upcoming McKnight’s webinar. “When COVID-19 and Flu Season Converge: What to Anticipate and How to Prepare” will take place on Thursday, Aug. 13, at 1 p.m. EDT. Those who listen…
The COVID-19 mitigation strategies of social distancing, face coverings and handwashing not only will help to curb the spread of the coronavirus, they will help to lessen the severity of the upcoming flu season, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
Clinicians should look beyond respiratory symptoms in suspected flu cases, and consider early antiviral treatment, say investigators.
The first of its kind, Fluad Quadrivalent for adults aged 65+ uses the same immune-boosting substance found in the drugmaker’s Fluad trivalent.
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Influenza rarely gets the sort of attention that the coronavirus is getting, even though it kills more Americans each year than any other virus, say doctors.
