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Fighting Flu Together: Know Your Flu Testing Options in 2024

February 29, 2024 - The 2023-2024 influenza (flu) season has trended in a traditional pattern across the country this year with 25 million illnesses and 91 pediatric deaths so far. The flu is serious and impacts everyone in our communities. It is still one of the deadliest vaccine-preventable diseases in the U.S. While the flu is widespread, it can […]
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Survey Finds 2 in 3 Parents Get a Preventative Flu Shots Each Year

October 31, 2023 - Families Fighting Flu conducted a survey last fall to see how many people protect themselves and what their perception of prescriptions and preventive medications are when it comes to treating influenza, also known as the flu. Prioritizing Flu Shots for Children One hundred percent of surveyed parents stated they plan to have their child receive […]
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Celebrating Black Health Heroes Fighting Flu

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February 17, 2023 - Keith C. Ferdinand, MD This flu season, the National Forum for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention hosted the Million Hearts® Stakeholders Flu Vaccination Campaign. This campaign supported flu education, offering resources to educate communities on the importance of receiving an annual flu vaccine. Part of the resources included PSAs from their spokespeople. One of the […]
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Lessons Learned from COVID-19 for Flu Preparedness

April 14, 2022 - While Josiah Swenson was fighting for his life in the ICU with a severe case of influenza B in March 2020, his mother was forced to leave him in the hospital alone due to COVID-19 precautions. Over the last two years, many other families suffered from the double impacts of flu and COVID-19. Like the […]
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Improving Influenza Vaccines

April 9, 2022 - Seasonal flu vaccines are our best protection against a dangerous and potentially deadly disease. Because the flu virus mutates so quickly, scientists update the vaccine every year based on the strains that are circulating that season. However, one thing that hasn’t changed in years is the way seasonal flu vaccines are produced. Most influenza vaccines […]
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Comparing Flu and RSV

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March 17, 2022 - What is RSV? Respiratory syncytial virus, otherwise known as RSV, is a virus that typically spreads during flu season. RSV can be serious, as it is the single most common cause of pneumonia in infants. How are RSV and flu similar? Both viruses affect children and older adults Both viruses have similar symptoms like coughing, […]
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Flu and COVID-19 Antiviral Treatments

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January 18, 2022 - Once you’ve taken a diagnostic test and have been diagnosed with COVID-19 or flu, what can you do? You don’t have to just sit at home and wait it out – instead, there are treatment options! Below, we outline how flu and COVID-19 antivirals compare: Similarities: How they work: antivirals work to stop the virus […]
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Flu Deaths vs. COVID-19 Deaths

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December 27, 2021 - According to the World Health Organization, 290,000 to 650,000 people die of flu-related causes every year worldwide. COVID-19 has killed over 5 million people worldwide in just 2 years. But how do flu and COVID-19 deaths compare in the United States? On average in the United States, as shown in the graph below, people are […]
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Why Children Need Both Flu & COVID-19 Vaccines

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December 8, 2021 - The following article is guest authored by Dr. Alexandria Yarborough, PharmD. She is a Pharmacy Manager in South Carolina and a Families Fighting Flu Advocate. Although we are a nonprofit dedicated to flu, we see many similarities between COVID-19 and influenza. Now that COVID-19 vaccines are available for children 5 and older, we encourage children […]
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6 Tips For Safer Thanksgiving Travel

November 22, 2021 - The following article is guest authored by Dr. Alexandria Yarborough, PharmD. She is a Pharmacy Manager in South Carolina and a Families Fighting Flu Advocate.  COVID-19 infections are on the rise as temperatures drop and holiday plans are made. Unfortunately, an estimated 100 million Americans have yet to receive a single dose of any COVID-19 […]
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