Tag: flu

• Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 21:30 UTC

  Falklands forced to reschedule flu vaccine clinics

  

  The KEMH regrets to advise the public that the second expected shipment of flu vaccines has not arrived in the Islands in time for the scheduled clinics.

• Tuesday, June 30th 2020 - 10:43 UTC

  New flu virus found in Chinese pigs with a potential of a “pandemic”

  

  A new flu virus found in Chinese pigs has become more infectious to humans and needs to be watched closely in case it becomes a potential “pandemic virus”, a study said, although experts said there is no imminent threat.

• Monday, February 17th 2020 - 07:00 UTC

  US influenza season, the worst in ten years and particularly severe with children, according to CDC

  

  The number of children dying from influenza in the United States is higher at this point in the flu season than it has been in 10 years, and the virus is gaining momentum, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.