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December 18, 2020 / Last updated : December 18, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

COVID-19 causes more severe disease than seasonal influenza: comparison of data from over 130,000 hospitalized patients (Medical XPress)

Medical Xpress: COVID-19 causes more severe disease than seasonal influenza: comparison of data from over 130,000 hospitalized patients. “Nearly twice as many people were admitted to hospital for COVID-19 at the height of the pandemic than were for influenza at the peak of the 2018/2019 flu season, a study of French national data published today […]

November 24, 2020 / Last updated : November 24, 2020 ResearchBuzz Research & Opinion

Stevens Institute of Technology: A.I. Tool Provides More Accurate Flu Forecasts

Stevens Institute of Technology: A.I. Tool Provides More Accurate Flu Forecasts. “Predicting influenza outbreaks just got a little easier, thanks to a new A.I.-powered forecasting tool developed by researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology. By incorporating location data, the A.I. system is able to outperform other state-of-the-art forecasting methods, delivering up to an 11% increase […]

November 24, 2020 / Last updated : November 24, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

Purdue University: New therapy for flu may help in fight against COVID-19

Purdue University: New therapy for flu may help in fight against COVID-19. “A new therapy for influenza virus infections that may also prove effective against many other pathogenic virus infections, including HIV and COVID-19, has been developed by Purdue University scientists.”

November 22, 2020 / Last updated : November 22, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

WTOP: Maryland releases new flu surveillance data dashboard

WTOP: Maryland releases new flu surveillance data dashboard. “A new tool released by the Maryland Department of Health tracks flu vaccination rates by area, gender and race and offers more detail with year-over-year comparisons. The dashboard offers enhanced data visuals, year-over-year comparisons and flu vaccination rates by jurisdiction. The previous dashboard only included standard weekly […]

November 19, 2020 / Last updated : November 19, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

Carson Now: Nevada launches influenza vaccination data dashboard

Carson Now: Nevada launches influenza vaccination data dashboard. “The dashboard was developed by the Nevada State Immunization Program (NSIP) and the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Analytics, and provides updates weekly on influenza vaccination coverage rates by county, age, and gender across the state throughout the 2020-2021 influenza season and compares rates […]

November 5, 2020 / Last updated : November 5, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

Scientific American: A Flu Shot Might Reduce Coronavirus Infections, Early Research Suggests

Scientific American: A Flu Shot Might Reduce Coronavirus Infections, Early Research Suggests. “U.S. health officials are urging Americans to get their flu shots this year in the hopes of thwarting a winter ‘twindemic’—a situation in which both influenza and COVID-19 spread and sicken the public. But a new study suggests that there could be another […]

November 3, 2020 / Last updated : November 3, 2020 ResearchBuzz Research & Opinion

Stevens Institute of Technology: A.I. Tool Provides More Accurate Flu Forecasts

Stevens Institute of Technology: A.I. Tool Provides More Accurate Flu Forecasts. “Predicting influenza outbreaks just got a little easier, thanks to a new A.I.-powered forecasting tool developed by researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology. By incorporating location data, the A.I. system is able to outperform other state-of-the-art forecasting methods, delivering up to an 11% increase […]

October 19, 2020 / Last updated : October 19, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

CNN: More people have died from Covid-19 than in the past 5 flu seasons combined. And coronavirus is much more contagious

CNN: More people have died from Covid-19 than in the past 5 flu seasons combined. And coronavirus is much more contagious. “…in just eight months, Covid-19 has killed more people than the flu did during the last five flu seasons combined. As for Trump’s claim that the flu kills ‘sometimes over 100,000’ people a year, […]

October 12, 2020 / Last updated : October 12, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

WRAL: Three flu vaccines are available. Get one now, doctors say

WRAL: Three flu vaccines are available. Get one now, doctors say. “Medical experts say now more than ever is the best time to get vaccinated to prevent the flu. This year, there are new flu vaccine options for all ages and for those at highest risk of the infection.”

September 30, 2020 / Last updated : September 30, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

WRAL: UNC Charlotte to require flu shots for students, staff

WRAL: UNC Charlotte to require flu shots for students, staff. “The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is requiring that every student, staff and faculty member get a flu shot before Nov. 16. Students return to face-to-face instruction at Charlotte on Oct. 1.”

September 29, 2020 / Last updated : September 29, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

Michigan Health: 1 in 3 Parents Plan to Skip Flu Shots for Their Kids During COVID-19 Pandemic

Michigan Health: 1 in 3 Parents Plan to Skip Flu Shots for Their Kids During COVID-19 Pandemic. “The pandemic doesn’t seem to be changing parents’ minds about the importance of the flu vaccine. It could be a double whammy flu season this year as the nation already faces a viral deadly disease with nearly twin […]

September 23, 2020 / Last updated : September 23, 2020 ResearchBuzz Useful Stuff

CNET: Where to get your flu shot for cheap or free in 2020

CNET: Where to get your flu shot for cheap or free in 2020. “The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) doesn’t hide the fact that the flu shot isn’t perfect (no vaccine is perfect), but the fact of the matter is that the flu shot does work and it remains the most effective prevention […]

September 16, 2020 / Last updated : September 16, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

A Simple Plan to Deal with COVID-19: Free Flu Shots for All (Mother Jones)

Mother Jones: A Simple Plan to Deal with COVID-19: Free Flu Shots for All . “There is an amazingly simple and clever step that the US federal government could take to counter a possible COVID-19 surge this fall and winter: a national crash program for flu shots. So far, the Trump administration has not embarked […]

June 22, 2020 / Last updated : June 22, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

Bloomberg: U.S. Preps for ‘Tremendous Burden’ of Flu, Covid Hit at Once

Bloomberg: U.S. Preps for ‘Tremendous Burden’ of Flu, Covid Hit at Once. “Covid activity is expected to ‘continue for some time’ and ‘could place a tremendous burden’ on an already stretched health-care system if coupled with the influenza season that comes each fall, top officials including Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy […]

April 21, 2020 / Last updated : April 21, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

Washington Post: CDC director warns second wave of coronavirus this winter will likely be worse

Washington Post: CDC director warns second wave of coronavirus this winter will likely be worse. “Even as states move ahead with plans to reopen their economies, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Tuesday that a second wave of the novel coronavirus will be far more deadly because it is likely […]

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