flu Archive — Page 3 of 4
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October 30, 2017
Disparities in influenza outcomes
Neighborhood determinants – represented by census tract data – contribute to the risk of influenza hospitalization and could be used to guide interventions such as vaccinations to high-risk areas. -
September 29, 2017
Confessions of a Flulapalooza volunteer
Well-developed biceps. Interesting tattoos. Friends I haven't seen lately. The best question: "Where do I go to get naked?" The mass vaccination event is a Vanderbilt tradition, and I wanted to do my part. -
January 25, 2017
Flu vaccine response in older adults
High dose flu vaccine boosts the immune response in older adults by increasing activation of certain immune cells. -
July 24, 2015
How to trick a wily virus
Vanderbilt investigators have discovered how human antibodies induced during testing of an experimental “bird flu” vaccine kill the virus. -
January 8, 2015
Flu surveillance study tracks pediatric vaccination rates
A study appearing in the January edition of Pediatrics, led by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, looks at how Nashville children ages 6 months through 5 years fared over 11 consecutive flu seasons concluding in 2010-11. -
September 19, 2014
Flulapalooza is Oct. 1
Less than 10 seconds – that’s as long as it takes to roll up your sleeve and be part of Wednesday's Flulapalooza, Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s mass flu vaccination event. -
August 20, 2014
Enzyme holds the door for influenza
Compounds developed at Vanderbilt University may offer a new way to block influenza infection.