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Excess body weight can weaken efficacy of flu vaccine
Scientists have found that the flu vaccine is less effective for people with excess weight.
Healthcare Triage
Another Year, Another Flu Shot
The flu vaccine is tailored from year to year to match the current/expected strains. That means it’s sometimes a home run, and sometimes less of one. You, and your kids, should still get one every year.
Global Health with Greg Martin
Global Health: Immunization - 10 facts
This is a global health video blog giving you 10 facts about immunisation and the importance of vaccination. Global health (and public health) is truly multidisciplinary and leans on epidemiology, health economics, health policy,...
Bloomberg
Early Flu Season Cases Much Higher Than Average: Johns Hopkins
Dec.09 -- Andrew Pekosz, co-director of the Johns Hopkins Center of Excellence in Influenza Research and Surveillance, discusses the tracking of regional influenza outbreaks and the importance of vaccinations to avoid the infection with...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Influenza Prevention and Treatment: Two Flu Vaccines (Tiv, Laiv)
Explains the differences between TIV (dead virus) and LAIV (alive, but weakened virus) and who should get which one. Rishi is a pediatric infectious disease physician and works at Khan Academy. [10:53]
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Science Behind the News: Influenza & Flu Vaccines
The biology of a flu virus, how it is spread, how it manifests itself in the human body, and how to protect oneself through vaccination and preventative practices are explained. [4:02]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Influenza: 2 Types of Flu Vaccine
Distinguish between LAIV (live, weakened) and TIV (dead) vaccines, and when each is appropriate to be used.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Working Towards a Universal Flu Vaccine
Vaccine researcher Gary Nabel discusses the ongoing quest to develop a universal flu vaccine.