Influenza
Flu, pneumonia vaccinations may reduce risk for Alzheimer’s disease
Flu and pneumonia vaccines appeared linked to reduced risk for Alzheimer’s disease, according to data presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2020.
Top in ID: Pooled COVID-19 sampling, flu vaccinations among HCWs
The FDA recently authorized emergency use of the first COVID-19 diagnostic test for pooled sampling. It was the top story in infectious disease last week.
Flu shots reduce all-cause, CV death for adults with diabetes
Influenza vaccination was significantly associated with reduced risks for all-cause death, cardiovascular death, and death from acute myocardial infarction or stroke among adults with diabetes, according to an analysis of registry data.
Study shows small risk for bursitis after influenza vaccination
A small risk for subdeltoid bursitis was observed among nearly 3 million patients who received an influenza vaccination in the United States, according to a retrospective population-based cohort study.
Should hospitals fire HCWs who refuse to get vaccinated against flu?
Vaccinating health care workers (HCWs) against influenza is a clinician and patient safety issue, experts said. It protects them and their patients from illness and ensures that facilities are well-staffed during influenza season.
Not every cough is COVID
Walk into a shop or restaurant ... and cough. Everybody will notice — and many will rapidly move away from you. Cough in a hospital waiting room and you will find a cotton swab in your nose as health workers rush you into isolation.
Flu vaccination ‘a professional and ethical responsibility’ for all HCWs
As a resident, William Schaffner, MD, once showed up to work with influenza and was met by an incredulous look from his chief resident, who promptly sent him home.
H. influenzae increasing, especially among American Indian and Alaska Native children
Invasive Haemophilus influenzae serotype a is increasing in the United States overall, with the greatest burden occurring in American Indian and Alaska Native children, according to findings published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Stroke risk higher in COVID-19 vs. influenza
Patients who visited the ED or were hospitalized for COVID-19 had a higher risk for ischemic stroke compared with those with ED visits or hospitalizations for influenza, researchers found.