Content about Influenza

September 8, 2011
Fred Meyer preps for flu season with needle-free vaccine option

Fred Meyer customers seeking to be immunized against the flu this fall now have a needle-free option.

September 7, 2011
Winn-Dixie couples flu-prevention groceries with flu shot

Winn-Dixie Stores on Wednesday upped the ante in its pursuit of administering more flu shots this year — through Sept. 20 guests who use their Customer Reward Card when getting a seasonal flu vaccination will pay a $5-discounted rate of $24.99 for the shot and will receive five free bonus grocery items — fresh fruit, orange juice, hand sanitizer, wipes and tissues — valued at $12.71.

September 6, 2011
Safeway: Flu shots during food trip more convenient

Safeway on Tuesday announced its offering of flu shots in its grocery stores — positioning its flu season inoculation as more convenient to drug stores.

August 31, 2011
CVS, retailers promoting flu shot availability sooner than later

This CVS location in central Pennsylvania has already started touting the convenience and affordability in relation to its flu vaccination services.

August 30, 2011
Bartell offers flu vaccines

Regional retail pharmacy chain Bartell Drugs has launched its flu vaccination campaign, the Seattle-based company said Tuesday.

August 29, 2011
Safeway gives customers flu shot incentive

Safeway is helping customers prepare for the flu season by offering a new deal for those that get inoculated at its pharmacies.

August 26, 2011
Kroger, The Little Clinic announce availability of flu shots

Kroger has announced that it is offering early flu vaccinations for patients within its 1,900 pharmacy locations nationwide and at the 79 Little Clinic locations in select stores.

August 26, 2011
Navarro Discount Pharmacy now offering seasonal flu shots at all 29 locations

Hispanic-owned pharmacy chain Navarro Discount Pharmacy, which is an MBF Healthcare portfolio company, has announced the availability of seasonal flu shots for individuals, families and employer groups.

August 22, 2011
CVS announces availability of flu shots at all pharmacy, retail clinic locations

CVS/pharmacy and MinuteClinic have announced the "You vs. Flu" campaign, which is supported by more than 20,000 immunizing healthcare professionals who will vaccinate patients every day, no appointment needed, at all CVS/pharmacy and MinuteClinic locations nationwide.

August 17, 2011
Winn-Dixie announces flu shot availability

Winn-Dixie Stores on Wednesday announced that flu vaccinations are now available in all Winn-Dixie in-store pharmacies to help prepare guests for the upcoming flu season.

August 16, 2011
Pharmaca debuts vaccine offerings

Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy on Tuesday announced that it is now offering immunizations for influenza, pneumonia and whooping cough on a walk-in basis.

August 15, 2011
Supervalu announces flu shot availability

Supervalu on Monday announced that flu vaccination services now are available across all of its pharmacy locations.

August 12, 2011
Kerr Drug starts flu vaccinations for 2011-2012 season

Kerr Drug is kicking off its flu shot campaign this month, the regional chain said Friday.

August 11, 2011
Target offering flu shots at pharmacy, clinic locations

Target announced that 1,650 of its pharmacy locations, in addition to its clinics, are offering flu shots with no appointment necessary, effective Aug. 15.

August 2, 2011
Kinney announces inoculation program for 2011-2012 flu season

Kinney Drugs will provide flu immunizations to patients by appointment during the 2011-2012 flu season.

August 2, 2011
Pharmacists' integral role in administering flu vaccines asserted in report

In line with National Immunization Awareness Month, a new report has highlighted the role pharmacists play in administering flu vaccinations.

July 29, 2011
CVS/pharmacy, MinuteClinic gear up for 2011-2012 flu season

CVS Caremark is gearing up for flu season and will leverage both its CVS/pharmacy locations and MinuteClinic sites to provide flu shots for patients every day, including evenings and weekends, and will offer direct medical billing to many national and regional health plans that will cover all or part of the cost of a flu shot.

July 29, 2011
Human antibody may protect against all influenza A viruses

Researchers have found a human antibody that may be able to protect against all influenza A viruses, according to published reports.

July 19, 2011
Six drug makers OKed to produce flu vaccines

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new influenza vaccine formulation for the 2011-2012 flu season, the agency said Monday.

July 18, 2011
Sanofi begins shipping flu vaccine for 2011-2012 season

Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi, on Monday announced that it has begun shipping its 2011-2012 Fluzone influenza virus vaccine in the United States.

July 15, 2011
WHO increases number of approved seasonal flu vaccines

The World Health Organization on Thursday announced 11 new manufacturers of the seasonal flu vaccine, a development that is expected to double the number of influenza doses to 1.7 billion worldwide by 2015, according to published reports.

July 13, 2011
Lower concentrations of flu drug will be available, FDA says

A new formulation of a common drug for flu will be available in lower concentrations to reduce the possibility of medication errors, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday.

June 17, 2011
CDC: Retail settings become popular alternative for flu shots

Many adults across the United States opted to visit their local drug store or supermarket to receive their flu shot during the 2010-2011 influenza season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report."

June 10, 2011
H1N1 flu variant may be resistant to certain treatments

A new strain of swine flu has emerged that appears somewhat resistant to flu drugs, according to published reports.

June 3, 2011
New flu vaccine will mirror this past season's

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that the Food and Drug Administration has recommended that the flu vaccine for the 2011-2012 season protect against the same strains as it did this year.

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