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24 Apr 2023

Together Against Flu: How Healthcare Professionals Lead the Way Through Collective Action

This week, we join the global community in celebrating  World Immunization Week, an important period to emphasize how...

17 Mar 2023

The role nurses and HCPs play in flu education

We have seen how disruptive and costly influenza can be to society, and we have seen how flu vaccines have made a significant...

03 Mar 2023

What lessons learned from COVID-19 can we use to better protect communities from influenza?

The COVID-19 pandemic taught us the importance of protecting the most vulnerable people in our societies, particularly older...

18 Jan 2023

Life-time immunization and influenza vaccination uptake

By Paula Barbosa Paula Barbosa, #TogetherAgainstFlu Editorial Board Member Vaccination – one of the greatest health...

16 Jan 2023

Pharmacists are encouraged to speak to members of their community about getting both the flu and COVID-19 vaccines at the same time

The flu can cause up to 5 million cases of respiratory disease globally and 650,000 deaths each year1. This 2022-23 flu season...

08 Dec 2022

Healthcare professionals play a vital role in flu vaccine uptake

The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) survey - 2022 National Survey: Attitudes about Influenza and...

13 Jul 2022

What can we learn from the flu season in the Southern Hemisphere?

In 2022, Australia reported the worst May on record in terms of influenza cases. The national disease surveillance system...

14 Feb 2022

Growing older and staying healthy during the flu season - promoting the need for flu vaccine

Older people are at a higher risk of influenza infections and serious life-altering complications. During recent flu seasons...

10 Feb 2022

Healthcare workers are at high risk for flu but vaccination rate remains surprisingly low

Healthcare workers are committed to improving the health of their patients even in the most critical times such as the current...

11 Jan 2022

How can the influenza vaccine coverage rate increase in low- and middle-income countries?

Interview with Dr. Joseph Bresee, Director of the respiratory virus prevention programs at The Task Force for Global Health, and...

17 Nov 2021

Which groups of people are more vulnerable to flu?  

Typically starting in October, seasonal flu lasts throughout March for the Northern hemisphere and April to September for the...

08 Nov 2021

Keep your system in practice for the flu

Is your immune system like a football goalkeeper? ⚽️🤒 It's more similar than you may think, and we all need to keep...
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