influenza
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“COVID doesn’t seem to play by the same rules that influenza tends to play by, where its cycle is predictable.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention currently classifies the U.S. influenza season, which usually runs from October to May, as “moderate severity.”
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
What has helped is that the threat of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, has faded.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
Research Associate Professor of Gerontology Jung Ki Kim, the study's first author, noted that earlier studies have linked adult vaccines, including shingles and influenza shots, to lower risks of dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases.
From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026
The safety index varies over time, death from influenza and pneumonia going from a safety index of approximately 2.7 in 1900 to approximately 3.7 in 1980.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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