What's New with the Flu?

This week's MedEvidence! podcast is a four-part series airing back-to-back this week on "What New with the Flu?"  In this first 10-minute episode Dr. Michael Koren, Dr. Victoria Helow, and Michelle McCormick discuss Flu and COVID.

Part 1: Flu and COVID. You will learn:

• Koren's chronicles on the history of flu
• What happens in your body when you have the flu
• Similarities between flu and COVID
• Interested in participating in a flu vaccine clinical trial visit click HERE.

Part 2: Strategies to Protect Against the Flu. You will learn:

• Flu Mitigation Strategy
• Mode of Transmission  
• Aerosol
• Droplet
• Fomite

Part 3: How do Flu Vaccines Work? You will learn:

• How vaccines are made
• Trivalent vs. quadrivalent vs. mRNA
• Dr. Helow's vaccine military analogy
• Different vaccine technologies
• Interested in participating in a flu vaccine clinical trial click HERE.

Part 4: Who Should Get the Flu Vaccine? You will learn:

• Who should get the flu vaccine
• Exposure Risk vs. Medical Risk
• Get paid to document any symptoms of the flu shot
• Interested in participating in a flu vaccine clinical trial click HERE.

Music: Storyblocks - Corporate Inspired

Original Air Date: August 19, 2022