By Constantine Tsigrelis, MD
Infectious Diseases Division, Cooper University Hospital
Flu season is here and the best way to protect against flu is to get a flu vaccine. Annual flu vaccination is recommended for everyone 6 months of age or …
In response to lessons learned from the 2009-2010 H1N1 flu pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that all Americans age six months and older get a flu shot this season.
Exceptions include people with egg allergies, people …
The H1N1 influenza (also known as Swine Flu) is still affecting many people, especially children, in our region. The Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper urges parents to get your child the H1N1 vaccine. Our physicians hope that this information prepared …
U.S. health officials stress the importance of pregnant women getting the 2009 H1N1 flu shot when the vaccine becomes available.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the H1N1 flu has hit pregnant women especially hard. About …
With all the news about seasonal flu and the H1N1 pandemic flu, the Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper understands that parents have many questions about vaccines for their child. We encourage parents and children alike to get the seasonal flu …
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this year is recommending that families get their seasonal flu vaccines as soon as they can.
With the nation’s focus on the development of a vaccine for the H1N1 pandemic flu …
Each year, influenza kills more people in the U.S. than all other vaccine-preventable diseases combined. For the 2008-2009 flu season, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatrics have expanded the recommendation for flu …