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Low Flu Vaccination in Pregnant Women; A Vulnerable Population Not Protected

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Low Flu Vaccination in Pregnant Women; A Vulnerable Population Not Protected

By Cara Christ|2017-02-10T09:48:31-07:00January 17th, 2017|Preparedness|

A report card that contains 41 percent is never good. But so goes the disappointing findings from a recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) that found that during the 2013-2014 flu season, only 41 percent of pregnant women received the seasonal flu vaccine. Previous report cards would have shown 35 percent of pregnant women in [...]

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Influenza Wave Coming Ashore

By Will Humble|2012-03-09T09:33:59-07:00March 9th, 2012|Preparedness, Prevention|

It took longer than usual- but Influenza is finally circulating in AZ- and we’ve moved to the “Regional” flu category now (Regional is sort of the middle of the scale). The circulating strains in AZ (confirmed by our lab) are covered by this year’s vaccine- mostly our old friend the 2009 H1N1 virus and the familiar H3N2 [...]

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