vaccine
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Yes, You Should Be Getting the Flu Vaccine This Year
After having low rates of influenza (flu) transmission in recent years thanks to our COVID control strategies, case numbers are now rising. So far this year, Australia has had more than 32,000 lab-confirmed cases of the flu and 32 deaths. Getting a flu vaccine is the best way to protect against getting the flu. These…
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Can You Get Your Flu Shot and COVID Booster in the Same Arm?
When the COVID shots first came out, the CDC wanted to be cautious. It was a new vaccine, after all, so they recommended waiting two weeks before or after getting any other vaccine, including a flue shot. That guidance has changed. You can now get your flu and COVID shots at the same visit —…
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Why You’re More Likely to Experience Vaccine Side Effects If You Anticipate Them
The COVID pandemic has highlighted several interesting features of modern medical practice – most recently the “nocebo” response, which may account for a significant number of side effects people experience following vaccination. Nocebo responses (from Latin noci: to harm) are the opposite of the better known placebo. While the latter describes improvements in symptoms following…
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Australia Provisionally Approves Two Oral COVID Treatments, So What Does This Mean?
Australia has secured 800,000 doses of COVID-19 antiviral pills. Here’s what we know so far about molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir + ritonavir.