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The live attenuated flu vaccine (FluMist intranasally) appears more effective than the inactivated vaccine (Fluzone IM), based on a randomized trial of 8,352 immunocompetent children aged ...
In the 2007-2008 flu season, the inactivated vaccine was more effective than the live attenuated vaccine in preventing laboratory-confirmed symptomatic influenza A (mostly H3N2) in healthy ...
HKUMed has achieved a significant breakthrough in developing needle-free, live-attenuated influenza vaccines with broad protection against human and avian virus subtypes. The novel innovations ...
FluMist is a quadrivalent live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) administered as a nasal spray, says Ravi Jhaveri, M.D., division head and professor in infectious disease at Northwestern ...
Recently, a research team led by Prof. Si Longlong from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has proposed a new live-attenuated influenza vaccine ...
In case you were still procrastinating getting a flu shot this year, here's another reason to make it a priority. There's a chance the vaccine could offer some protection against COVID-19 itself ...
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There are many potential benefits to getting the live nasal mist vaccine, Creech said. For starters, most kids would gladly opt for a nasal spray over a shot.
Recently, a research team led by Prof. SI Longlong from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has proposed a new live-attenuated influenza vaccine ...