PIVI’s End of Year Report
2018 was a year of growth for PIVI, as new countries joined the partnership and existing partner countries moved toward achieving stable influenza vaccine programs. Learn more about our impact [...]
WHO – Ten Threats to Global Health in 2019
WHO lists a Global Influenza Pandemic as one of ten important health issues that will demand attention from WHO and health partners in 2019.
Preparedness for influenza vaccination during a pandemic in the World Health Organization Western Pacific Region
“Influenza vaccination is a key public health intervention for pandemic influenza as it can limit the burden of disease, especially in high-risk groups, minimize social disruption and [...]
Developing a seasonal influenza vaccine recommendation in Kenya: Process and challenges faced by the National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG)
In 2014 the Kenya National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (KENITAG) was asked by the Ministry of Health to provide an evidence-based recommendation on whether the seasonal influenza [...]
Prioritization of risk groups for influenza vaccination in resource limited settings – A case study from South Africa
Due to competing health priorities, low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) may need to prioritize between different influenza vaccine risk groups. Risk group prioritization may differ in LMIC [...]
Last Year, The Flu Put Him In A Coma. This Year He’s Getting The Shot
Charlie Hinderliter wasn’t opposed to the flu shot. He didn’t have a problem with vaccinations. He was one of about 53 percent of Americans who just don’t get one. “I figured [the flu] was [...]
Think you don’t need a flu shot? Doctors preparing for pandemic beg to differ.
“What would surprise people about the flu? The fact that it kills even young, healthy people who don’t have other risk factors, said Dr. Joe Bresee, just before opening a public symposium [...]
100 years ago, influenza killed as many as 50 million people. Could it happen again today?
“One hundred years ago, death came with astonishing speed and horrifying agony. Some influenza patients admitted to a Boston hospital in the morning of October 1918 would be dead by the [...]
Influenza: are we ready?
“When 100 passengers on a flight from Dubai to New York in September 2018 fell ill with respiratory symptoms, health officials were concerned that they might be carrying a serious [...]
Flu season deaths top 80,000 last year, CDC says
An estimated 80,000 Americans died of flu and its complications last winter, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This means it was the deadliest season in more than [...]
