High-dose flu vaccines: How are they different? - Mayo Clinic
2024年10月1日 · High-dose flu vaccines may have 3 to 4 times as much flu virus antigen as the standard flu vaccine. There's also a flu vaccine that boosts immune response using an ingredient called an adjuvant. These shots have the same amount of flu virus antigen as a standard flu shot.
Flu shot: Your best bet for avoiding influenza - Mayo Clinic
2024年10月4日 · Getting a flu vaccine is the best way to prevent the flu and its complications for almost everyone. The flu vaccine can lower the risk of getting the flu. It also can lower the risk of having serious illness from the flu and needing to stay in the hospital or dying of the flu.
Flu shots: Especially important if you have heart disease
2024年8月24日 · Flu shots are safe for most people who have heart disease. The nasal spray flu vaccine, called FluMist, isn't recommended for people with heart disease or who are 50 years and older. Unlike the flu shot, the nasal spray flu vaccine is made with a live virus. The flu shot is usually given in the upper arm.
Influenza virus vaccine (intradermal route, intramuscular route)
Influenza virus vaccine is used to prevent infection by the influenza viruses. The vaccine works by causing your body to produce its own protection (antibodies) against the disease. It is also known as a “flu shot”. There are many kinds of influenza viruses, but …
Influenza (flu) - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2024年12月3日 · The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends annual flu vaccination for people age 6 months and older who do not have a medical reason to avoid the vaccine. Getting a flu vaccine lowers: The risk of getting the flu. If the vaccine is given later in pregnancy, the flu vaccine helps protect a newborn from the flu too.
Influenza virus vaccine, live (nasal route) - Mayo Clinic
2024年10月1日 · Children younger than 2 years of age are usually not given the flu vaccine nasal spray. Young children who need the flu vaccine are usually given the flu vaccine injection (a shot). This vaccine may cause serious allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, which can be life-threatening and requires immediate medical attention.
History of flu (influenza): Outbreaks and vaccine timeline - Mayo …
A new H1N1 flu strain causes a flu pandemic. During 2009, the flu causes about 61 million illnesses, 274,0000 hospital stays and 12,400 deaths. Later in 2009, an H1N1 flu vaccine becomes available. During the H1N1 flu pandemic, Mayo Clinic staff are trained in infection control and prevention.
Flu vaccine: Safe for people with egg allergy? - Mayo Clinic
2023年10月24日 · Seasonal flu vaccines change every year depending on the influenza strains spreading around the world. One way scientists grow the virus strains is in eggs, such as from chickens. Enough vaccine for millions of people can be created this way. To get the vaccines ready for humans, scientists alter the viruses so they can't cause the flu.
Vaccine guidance from Mayo Clinic
2024年3月13日 · The flu vaccine causes your child's body to make antibodies to protect against the flu. The CDC recommends a flu vaccine every year for everyone age 6 months or older. The flu shot can cause some side effects and has some precautions. If your child has an egg allergy, your child can still get a flu vaccine. Each year's flu vaccine provides ...
Vaccines for adults: Which do I need? - Mayo Clinic
2024年10月5日 · The flu can cause serious health problems in older adults. Adults 50 and older and pregnant people should get the flu vaccine as a shot, not as a nasal spray. Hepatitis B. The CDC recommends all adults ages 19 to 59 receive the hepatitis B vaccine. The vaccine also is recommended for adults 60 and older who have risk factors for hepatitis B.