All posts tagged "vaccine"

  • FILE - This Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015 file photo shows single dosage syringes of the Fluarix quadrivalent influenza virus vaccine in New York. According to numbers presented at a medical meeting in Atlanta on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, the flu vaccine is doing a better job in 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)
    Flu vaccine more effective this year; milder season so far

    NEW YORK (AP) — The flu vaccine is doing a better job this year. Preliminary data suggest it is 59 percent effective. That’s a big improvement from last winter’s nasty flu season when the vaccine was less...

    • Posted February 24, 2016
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  • (Yonhap)
    S. Korea to offer $12 million in global vaccine aid

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea Tuesday said it will provide a global vaccine aid group with US$12 million over the next three years. The Foreign Ministry said it has signed a related memorandum of understanding with the...

    • Posted October 6, 2015
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  • (Korea Times file)
    Things to know about the flu shot: Lots of options this year

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Give flu vaccine another chance: This year’s version got a recipe change that should make it more effective after last winter’s misery from a nasty surprise strain of virus. Don’t let a fear of...

    • Posted September 18, 2015
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  • (Korea Times file)
    Flu vaccine may not be very effective this winter

    NEW YORK (AP) — The flu vaccine may not be very effective this winter, according to U.S. health officials who worry this may lead to more serious illnesses and deaths. Flu season has begun to ramp up,...

    • Posted December 4, 2014
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