Tripledemic is the term that has been coined to describe a surge in cases of three viruses this fall, Covid 19, Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Influenza. My phone has been ringing again.  Not a good sign. There are new flu…
Finally, a picture of a different virus. The flu season usually begins in the Southern Hemisphere before moving North. That’s why Australia’s flu season usually predicts ours. When the pandemic hit and everything was shut down, so did the flu. …
I wanted to cover briefly, my views on 4 viral issues in the news. Influenza vaccine: It’s available now Covid 19 Bivalent vaccine: It’s available now Monkeypox: I wouldn’t lose sleep over this one Polio: Ditto INFLUENZA VACCINE We have…
One of the positive effects of trying to avoid Covid 19 is those measures (mask wearing, social distancing and hand washing in case you’ve forgotten) helped to reduce all respiratory infections.  As an example, I never treated a case of…
NEW YORK (AP) — It may end up being a bad flu season for kids, but early signs suggest the vaccine is working OK. The vaccine has been more than 50% effective in preventing flu illness severe enough to send…
Information for 2017-2018 Getting an annual flu vaccine is the first and best way to protect yourself and your family from the flu. Flu vaccination can reduce flu illnesses, doctors’ visits, and missed work and school due to flu, as…
Most patients have received their flu vaccine by now. Unfortunately, it’s not a great match with the strain that is circulating now as the following article from Journal Watch outlines, but it is all we have available and offers some…
