Seqirus, a leading manufacturer that specialises in flu vaccines, put together a panel of their experts who were available to … read more
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has published its latest weekly national influenza and COVID-19 surveillance report. Dr Simon … read more
The Combining Influenza and COVID-19 Vaccination (ComFluCOV) study was designed to establish the safety of co-administering the most widely used … read more
A preprint, unpublished non-peer reviewed data, from the ComFluCOV study, looks at the safety and immunogenicity of concomitant administration of … read more
Public Health England (PHE) has published its latest weekly national influenza and COVID-19 surveillance report. Dr Simon Clarke, Associate Professor … read more
Research from the University of Oxford and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) … read more
A study published in PLOS Medicine looks at incidence, co-occurrence, and evolution of long-COVID features following COVID-19 infection and influenza … read more
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released new data comparing deaths from COVID-19 with deaths from flu and pneumonia. … read more
A study, published in PNAS, reports the identification of an influenza virus in pigs in China with the potential for pandemic … read more
Research, published in Annals of Internal Medicine, reports that flu vaccines aimed at the elderly may not be as effective … read more
Research, published in Science Immunology, reports on a relationship in mice between a ketogenic diet and the response to influenza … read more
In recent years, there has been increasing evidence that bacteria in the gut contribute to a range of processes in … read more
A study was published in the journal mBio looking at the genomics of dog flu and whether in future it’s possible dogs could share flu with other mammals such as pigs and possibly people. read more
Scientists have published new research on a potential new mutated flu vaccine in Science. read more
Scientists commented on the latest development in the 2017/18 winter flu outbreak read more
There is an ongoing outbreak of flu in the UK, which has resulted in hospitalisations and some deaths.
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There is an ongoing outbreak of flu in the UK, which has resulted in hospitalisations and some deaths. read more
Publishing in PLOS Computational Biology, researchers use mathematical modelling to predict the possible effects of a universal flu vaccine. read more
Three wards at Leicester Royal Infirmary have been closed after a number of cancer patients were diagnosed with the H1N1 strain of influenza. read more
Two studies have been published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases which report that statins (cholesterol-lowering drugs) have a negative impact on the effectiveness of flu vaccines in elderly patients. read more
