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Missouri Health Worker Develops Bird Flu Symptoms

U.S. News & World Report · 1h

Second Health Care Worker Linked to Missouri Bird Flu Case Also Had Symptoms: CDC

In its latest update, the CDC said the second health care worker wasn’t tested for influenza because the illness had resolved before the investigation began. The second health care worker will be offered the same blood test to determine if that person has antibodies for the bird flu virus.

CNN on MSN · 2d

Health care worker is third person to become ill after contact with Missouri patient who had bird flu

A third close contact of a patient in Missouri who was hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu has reported that they also experienced symptoms, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.

Missouri Health Worker Develops Bird Flu Symptoms After Contact With Infected Patient

Three people in contact with a hospitalized bird flu patient in Missouri have developed symptoms, officials said.

CDC: Three contacts monitored after Missouri’s first H5 bird flu case

Health officials identified three contacts, including two healthcare workers, who were closely monitored after a bird flu patient in Missouri was recently hospitalized.

FDA approves 1st self-administered flu vaccine

FDA approves first flu vaccine that can be self-administered at home

The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first flu vaccine that does not have to be administered by a health care provider, but it won’t be available in time for this respiratory virus season.

The New York Times · 2d

Nasal Flu Vaccine Is Approved for At-Home Use

The F.D.A. authorized AstraZeneca’s treatment to be given outside a health care setting, although it will still need a prescription.

The Washington Post · 2d

FDA approves first nasal spray flu vaccine for use at home

FluMist is the only nasal flu vaccine, but it is not new. The FDA approved it in 2003 for people 5 to 49 years old before expanding eligibility in 2007 to children as young as 2 years old — requiring in both instances that it be administered by a vaccine provider.

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Pope Cancels Meetings, Citing Flu and With More Travel Looming

Francis, 87, is scheduled to visit Belgium and Luxembourg, meeting with sexual abuse survivors, within weeks of returning ...

2hon MSN

You can get an at-home flu ‘shot’ starting next year

The spray could be an alternative for people who are averse to getting injections, or otherwise find it difficult or ...

55mon MSN

Pope will press on with Belgium, Luxembourg trip despite flu, Vatican says

Pope Francis will press ahead with plans to travel to Luxembourg and Belgium later this week, despite cancelling his meetings ...

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Pope Francis Cancels Meetings Due to Mild Flu, Vatican Says

MILAN (Reuters) - Pope Francis' audiences on Monday are canceled due to a mild flu, as a precautionary measure, ahead of a ...

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Dr. Nicole Saphier on 'good alternative' for flu shot

Fox News medical contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier weighs in on the FDA approving an at-home nasal spray flu vaccine and 12 ...

MIT Technology Review3d

Flu season is coming—and so is the risk of an all-new bird flu

The convergence of multiple flu strains in one animal can allow new virus strains to form—just as they did in past pandemics.

2don MSN

Cook Co. leaders get COVID and flu shots, urging resident to do it too

Public officials displayed confidence as several Cook County leaders rolled up their sleeves for COVID-19 and flu shots, to ...

5 ways to catch the flu in the workplace

When flu season rolls around, the workplace often becomes a breeding ground for illness. Shared spaces, close contact with ...

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