Flu / Pandemic News

“Until recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated the annual mortality burden of influenza to be 250 000 to 500 000 all-cause deaths globally; however, a 2017 study indicated a [...]

Technical consultation on product research & innovation for influenza prevention, control & treatment

This report updates the 2018–19 recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) regarding the use of seasonal influenza vaccines in the United States (MMWR Recomm Rep [...]

The World Health Organization recommends vaccination of health workers (HWs) against influenza, but low uptake is intransigent. We conducted a Rapid Evidence Appraisal on: the risk of influenza [...]

WHO has developed an introduction manual for national immunization programme managers and policy-makers to support the introduction of health worker influenza immunization. The health worker [...]

When an outbreak hits, how do we immediately get a Ministry of Health representative, an animal health specialist, a communications expert and a laboratory sample transporter on the same [...]

The objective of this study was to determine whether any association exists between exposure to 2009 pandemic H1N1 (pH1N1) influenza vaccination during pregnancy and negative health outcomes in [...]

Indonesia, Iraq and South Africa now rank among the ten countries with the highest number of under-immunized children worldwide, even though these countries are richer than many of their [...]

Alan Hinman, MD, MPH, Consulting Advisor at The Task Force’s Center for Vaccine Equity and part of the PIVI Strategic Advisory Group recently received the prestigious Dr. Charles Mérieux Award [...]

WHO lists a Global Influenza Pandemic as one of ten important health issues that will demand attention from WHO and health partners in 2019.