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The Covid-19 pandemic killed off one strain of the flu, and that will change the next vaccines

CNN  —  For 10 years, Americans have had access to flu shots that protect against four strains of the virus: two A strains and two B strains. Starting this fall, however, all the flu shots distributed in the United States will contain only three strains, and the change happened in part because of Covid-19. On …

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Australia’s having an intense flu season, and it could be a signal of what’s to come in the US

CNN  —  It’s only June, but scientists in the US are already thinking about flu season. As always at this time of year, they’re keeping a close eye on Australia, which saw an early start to its flu season. Some parts of the country are seeing a spike in illness, and the highest number of …

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Shortfalls of some cold and flu meds continue amid shifting respiratory virus season

CNN  —  Experts say there will likely be a post-holiday bump in respiratory virus numbers, and that could put an even greater strain on supplies of some medications that have been hard to find amid a severe illness season. Children’s pain and fever medications might be the toughest products to find. Pharmacies say high flu …

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Flu activity remains high but shows signs of slowing in parts of the US, CDC says

A flu season that hit the United States early and hard is showing the first signs of slowing in parts of the country. For the first time this season, flu hospitalizations have dropped week-over-week. The week after Thanksgiving was the season’s worst yet, but data published Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and …

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Scientists finally know why people get more colds and flu in winter

A chill is in the air, and you all know what that means — it’s time for cold and flu season, when it seems everyone you know is suddenly sneezing, sniffling or worse. It’s almost as if those pesky cold and flu germs whirl in with the first blast of winter weather. Yet germs are …

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