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People at high risk urged to get flu vaccine
Pharmacists are urging people at high risk of contracting severe influenza to get the flu shot. This is essential, they stressed, to develop immunity before the start of the flu season, expected in mid- to late December.
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Epidemiologists in Bulgaria Predict a Severe Flu Season
1. What flu strains will attack us this year?
It is assumed that in the 2021/2022 season, influenza viruses will be circulating, which are similar to the viruses included in the influenza vaccines recommended by the WHO for the countries of the Northern Hemisphere, namely:
∙ A / Victoria / 2570/2019 (H1N1) pdm09;
∙ A / Cambodia / e0826360 / 2020 (H3N2);
First Two Cases of Swine Flu have been Registered in Albania
The Albanian Institute of Public Health announced that the AH1N1 virus, better known as swine flu, was circulating in the country, and that the first two cases of infection had been confirmed, Ora News TV reported.
Franco-Austrian Vaccine Against COVID-19 could "Change the Rules of the Game"
With the approval of a contract in Brussels, the vaccine of the European manufacturer Valneva against coronavirus regained the attention that these products initially received, and the company's shares rose.
A vaccine in the form of a nasal spray is waiting for the third trial phase
Chinese vaccine developer Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy Enterprise plans to start a large trial for its nasal spray-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate next month, a clinical trial registration record showed.
NIJZ orders more doses of flu vaccine than last year
Ljubljana – The National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) has ordered 360,000 doses of flu vaccine for this season, which is more than last year, when demand exceeded expectation. It is not clear yet whether the vaccine will be available for free this year as well. Flu vaccination usually starts in October.