CDC/ACIP [to 27 February 2016]

CDC/ACIP [to 27 February 2016]
http://www.cdc.gov/media/index.html
[see Zika coverage above which includes CDC briefing content]

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2016
Flu Vaccine Nearly 60 Percent Effective – Press Release
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today reported preliminary overall influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) of 59 percent this season. These data were presented at a meeting of the agency’s Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP) in Atlanta. This finding is comparable to past estimates for seasons when most circulating flu viruses and vaccine viruses have been similar…