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Three free flu clinics from Pasadena Public Health Department

With fall firmly in the air, influenza season is on the way. The Pasadena Public Health Department is offering three free flu clinics over the next...
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Holiday bargain: Flu vaccine

Despite the fact that we are in the middle of the flu season, residents of Los Angeles and other areas across the U.S. are not availing themselves...
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Vets, get your free flu shot!

Flu season is here. Some LA vets may not realize that free flu shots are available at the West Los Angeles Walk-In flu Clinic and other VA...
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Another endorsement for flu vaccine during pregnancy

Another endorsement for the influenza vaccine for pregnant women has been made. The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has...
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Influenza vaccine—is it safe during pregnancy?

Currently, the influenza vaccine is widely available in Los Angeles at physicians’ offices, clinics, and even drug store chains. Some...
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Universal flu vaccine on the horizon due to latest research

  • Swine and Seasonal flu
  • May 8, 2012
We all remember the swine flu pandemic of 2009 - from fears of the side effects from the hastily-compiled swine flu vaccine to the rising death...
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FLUMIST vaccine, first to protect against four flu strains, gets FDA approval

To date, all currently available, licensed influenza vaccines on the market are trivalent, or contain three strains of the influenza virus.That is...
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Universal flu vaccine on the horizon due to latest research

  • Flu and pandemic flu
  • January 31, 2012
According to researchers at the University of Southampton, University of Oxford, and Retroscreen Virology Limited, a universal influenza vaccine,...
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Flu vaccine risks

Are you taking a risk by getting the flu vaccine or by choosing not to get the flu shot? The CDC is concerned about the number of people choosing...
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CDC: Influenza activity remains elevated

  • influenza season
  • March 5, 2011
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data updated on Mar.4, flu activity remains elevated during the eighth week of...
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