immunity level, infectious respiratory diseases, influenza, nasal flu vaccine, virus

New Nasal Flu Vaccine Significantly Enhances Immunity Level

Many people, especially parents of young children, were relieved when in 2003, the FDA approved FluMist, the first nasal flu vaccine to be marketed in the United States. It is also the first live virus influenza vaccine approved in the U.S. Researchers have hailed nasal flu vaccines for treating infectious respiratory diseases. Nasal flu vaccines tend to fare better than ...

Armin Auctor

Nasal vaccine.

Flu Vs. the Wuhan Coronavirus: Know Your Illness

While China is suffering through a coronavirus outbreak, American citizens are braving both influenza and the Wuhan coronavirus. Even though some believe that both flu and coronavirus are similar, the fact is that there are big differences in the way they are transmitted, their mortality rates, preventive measures, and so on. Flu vs. the Wuhan ...

Armin Auctor

A man with the sniffles.

Ancient Remedies: Elderberry Fights Flu Virus

The elderberry is a widely used medicinal plant. Ancient Egyptians used it to heal burns, Native Americans are known to have treated infections with it, and some folk medicines in certain parts of Europe continue to use elderberry in their preparations. A study published this year suggests that the compounds found in elderberries could be ...

Raven Montmorency

Elderberries.

Flu Vaccination Rate in Taiwan Sets New Record

Because of the country’s subtropical climate, the flu is a year-round epidemic in Taiwan. The annual government-sponsored vaccination program covers 25 percent of the population, which is a remarkable result compared to other countries. These statistics were posted in the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) and caught the attention of the staff from the ...

Nspirement Staff

Influenza vaccine.

Why Is the Influenza Vaccine Only Modestly Effective?

New research on why the influenza vaccine has only been modestly effective in recent years shows that immune history with the flu influences a person’s response to the vaccine. The low effectiveness of the influenza vaccine is often blamed on problems with how the vaccine is designed and produced. Sometimes, the flu strains chosen for ...

Troy Oakes

A man being injected with influenza vaccine.