Content about Flu season

October 5, 2012
Sanofi to visit San Francisco Walgreens on the next stop of its VacciNation Tour

Sanofi Pasteur will bring its Fluzone Intradermal Vaccine Coop de Quill VacciNation Tour to a San Francisco Walgreens on Oct. 6 as part of its cross-country efforts to raise awareness about the seriousness of influenza and the various vaccine options that are available for adults 18 to 64 years of age this flu season.

September 28, 2012
Kalorama: Worldwide sales of flu vaccines dropped 30% from 2010 to 2011

For the first time in a decade, sales of vaccines declined, Kalorama Information noted in a report released Thursday.

September 27, 2012
Safeway to offer 10% grocery discount to flu shot patients

Safeway on Thursday announced the availability of flu shots on a walk-in basis at all Safeway pharmacy locations.

September 24, 2012
Sanofi Pasteur hosts flu shot tour at Seattle Walgreens

Sanofi Pasteur is bringing its Fluzone Intradermal Vaccine Coop de Quill VacciNation Tour to Seattle Monday as part of its cross-country efforts to raise awareness about the seriousness of influenza and the various vaccine options that are available for adults 18 through 64 years old this flu season.

September 12, 2012
AAP updates flu vaccination recommendations

The American Academy of Pediatrics on Tuesday recommended annual trivalent seasonal influenza immunization for all individuals ages 6 months and older, including all children, adolescents and young adults.

September 10, 2012
Sam's Club offers 10 vaccines for cold-flu season

Sam's Club is offering 10 immunizations for cold and flu season, the warehouse retailer said Monday.

September 4, 2012
Kroger pharmacies, The Little Clinic now offering flu shots

Kroger has announced that it is offering $25 flu shots at more than 1,900 Kroger pharmacy locations nationwide and at The Little Clinic locations inside select stores.

August 20, 2012
CVS/pharmacy, MinuteClinic encouraging consumers to get flu shot

CVS/pharmacy and MinuteClinic have announced that flu vaccinations are now available at all of their locations nationwide with more than 20,000 immunizing healthcare professionals at CVS/pharmacy and MinuteClinic available to provide the preventive healthcare service.

August 14, 2012
Study: Fear of needles could hamper flu vaccinations

Nobody likes getting a shot, but a new survey indicates that fear of needles also may prompt people to avoid getting flu vaccinations.

August 6, 2012
Rite Aid begins offering flu shots

Rite Aid is offering flu shots at all of its stores, the retail pharmacy chain said.

August 6, 2012
Walgreens, Duane Reade and Take Care Clinics offering flu shots on walk-in basis

Walgreens is looking to make getting a flu shot as easy as walking into any Walgreens, Duane Reade and Take Care Clinic by offering flu shots without an appointment.

August 3, 2012
MedImmune ships flu vaccine

AstraZeneca's biologics division has begun shipping doses of influenza vaccine to distributors for the 2012-2013 flu season, the company said.

July 31, 2012
GSK begins shipping FluLaval, Fluarix for 2012-2013 flu season

Following regulatory approval by the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, GlaxoSmithKline confirmed it has begun shipping the first lots of its 2012-2013 seasonal influenza vaccines to healthcare providers and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention distribution centers.

June 18, 2012
Is an ounce of prevention taking a pound of cure out of the pharmacy?

More people had gotten their influenza vaccine by November 2011 than they had by November 2010, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and last year's triumvirate virus was a good match for the predominant flu strains in circulation.

June 12, 2012
CDC: 2011-2012 influenza season lowest on record

The 2011-2012 influenza season was one of the mildest and latest seasons on record, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

May 8, 2012
Research: Canadian researchers discover pathway to developing universal flu vaccines

University of British Columbia researchers may have found a way to develop universal flu vaccines and eliminate the need for seasonal flu vaccinations, university officials announced Tuesday.

April 18, 2012
Walgreens donates remaining flu shot inventory to Lao PDR

Walgreens on Wednesday donated 375,000 doses of seasonal flu vaccine to Lao People’s Democratic Republic.

April 16, 2012
CDC tracking influenza strain that especially could impact children under 10 years old

Children under the age of 10 years old may be especially susceptible to a new strain of influenza, according to an article published Friday in the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report."

April 13, 2012
Doubling last season’s flu shots

“You vs. Flu … you win with a flu shot!” Of course, patients aren’t the only winners now that pharmacies are actively touting their flu shot and other vaccination services. It’s quick. It’s easy. And it’s driving the number of flu shots delivered each season. 


April 13, 2012
Flu season wreaks havoc on suppliers

It was the cough, cold and flu season that wasn’t. The percentage of patient visits on account of influenza-like illnesses never eclipsed the 2.4% baseline that typically marks the beginning and end of a flu season.

April 6, 2012
Study finds quadrivalent FluMist vaccine more effective than traditional inoculations

An intranasal vaccine that includes four weakened strains of influenza could do a better job in protecting children from the flu than current vaccines, research released Tuesday by St. Louis University found.

March 2, 2012
CDC's latest weekly flu report: Still no season to speak of to date

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday issued its latest update on the influenza season to date, or rather the lack thereof. For the week ended Feb. 25, visits for influenza-like illnesses have yet to crack the national baseline of 2.4% this season.

March 1, 2012
FDA approves first flu vaccine to treat four strains of virus

The Food and Drug Administration has approved what it called the first flu vaccine to prevent four strains of the influenza virus.

February 13, 2012
CDC: Widespread flu activity reported in California

The flu season is in full swing as California reported widespread influenza activity, according to data reported by state and territorial epidemiologists and published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

February 1, 2012
Flu season in swing: Vaccine good protection

Through the first week of the New Year, incidence of flu was on a slight incline but still relatively low. Only two states, Alabama and Louisiana, reported a measured rise in influenza-like illnesses.

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