Surveillance study traces COVID-19's impact on global flu patterns and evolution Seasonal influenza epidemics impose substantial burdens on health care systems and cause >5 million hospitalizations of adults each year. The current approach to influenza vaccine development requires ... University of Oxford Medical Xpress

Seasonal influenza epidemics impose substantial burdens on health care systems and cause >5 million hospitalizations of adults each year. The current approach to influenza vaccine development requires comprehensive surveillance of circulating strains, which are constantly moving from continent to continent....

Tracking the U.S. bird flu outbreak has been hard. It's about to get harder Tracking the U.S. bird flu outbreak has been hard. It's about to get harder. Helen Branswell STAT

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with cold and flu season looming, it is likely to become significantly more difficult for the country’s public health departments to track the virus.

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Contrary to perceptions, vaccine refusal found to be lower for Black patients than white patients Throughout the COVID pandemic, the media widely reported that Black patients were more likely than white patients to refuse vaccines, including the influenza and COVID vaccines. American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Medical Xpress

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