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Flu

A toddler receives treatment in the hospital for RSV, wearing a mask to help them breathe.

Q+A

Expert warns of a 'tripledemic'

Published Oct 31, 2022

Now is the time to get your flu shots and bivalent boosters as hospitals and healthcare systems reach capacity with surging cases of flu, RSV, and COVID-19, says Brian Garibaldi of the Johns Hopkins Hospital Biocontainment Unit

Seasonal flu

Fast-spreading mutation helps common flu subtype escape human immune response

Published July 15, 2020

Unlike the novel coronavirus, which has been shown to mutate slowly, strains of influenza virus have acquired a mutation that blocks antibodies from binding to a key viral protein, making vaccine development more complex

HEALTH+WELLNESS

Free flu shots for Hopkins community

Published Oct 24, 2018

There's still time for students, faculty, and staff to get vaccinated before flu season begins

Limiting the spread of flu

Published Feb 2, 2018

Nobody wants to get the flu. Here are some tips to prevent it from spreading.

Staying healthy

A guide to cold and flu season

Published Sept 27, 2016

Experts answer common questions about the common cold (and flu) to help get you through the aches, pains, and sniffles / Johns Hopkins Health Review

Flu vaccine

Short supply solution

Published Dec 14, 2015

Researchers suggest remedies to fix flaws in flu vaccine supply chain

Coming soon

New flu center at JHU

Published May 6, 2014

Johns Hopkins center to develop new ways to identify and track influenza viruses viruses / Hopkins Medicine

Tweet view

Twitter flu tracking goes local

Published March 18, 2014

Data accurately gauge's spread of flu in New York City in study

Johns Hopkins scientists create disaster planning, flu forecasting apps

Published Feb 11, 2014

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Using Twitter to track the flu

Published Jan 24, 2013

Researchers find a better way to screen the tweets