Hacker News with Generative AI: Influenza

CDC terminates flu vaccine promotion campaign (npr.org)
As flu rages, the Trump administration has pulled the plug on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention flu immunization campaign that targeted high-risk groups, including pregnant women.

Health, Public Health, US Politics, Vaccines, Influenza

85 points by throw0101d 19 hours ago | 85 comments

Extinction of the Influenza B Yamagata line during the Covid pandemic (2022) (nlm.nih.gov)
Vaccination remains the most effective way to mitigate the enormous burden of influenza on the health care system.

Influenza, Pandemic, Public Health, Vaccination

62 points by JumpCrisscross 124 days ago | 23 comments

Former CDC director predicts bird flu pandemic (thehill.com)

Public Health, Pandemic, Avian Flu, Influenza

15 points by dist-epoch 251 days ago | 0 comments

Scientists confirm that pasteurisation effectively inactivates influenza viruses (gla.ac.uk)

Science, Health, Influenza, Viruses

36 points by geox 263 days ago | 7 comments