Influenza FAQ’s

 1. Why are annual recommendations for influenza vaccine composition necessary? Why is the flu vaccine needed every year?
 
The influenza virus in humans is subjected to inner structural changes thus changing their strains from time to time. This explains the need to be vaccinated on a yearly basis. This process is being regulated by the [...]

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Swine Flu and YOU!

 
What is swine flu?
Swine Influenza (swine flu) is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza viruses that causes regular outbreaks in pigs. People do not normally get swine flu, but human infections can and do happen. Swine flu viruses have been reported to spread from person-to-person, but in the past, this transmission [...]

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