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Illustration - Influenza vaccine and COVID_19

Illustration - While the various influenza viruses are particularly severe and the epidemic peak has not been reached, the health authorities have decided to extend the vaccination campaign until February 28, 2025. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Influenza vaccine and COVID_19

Illustration - While the various influenza viruses are particularly severe and the epidemic peak has not been reached, the health authorities have decided to extend the vaccination campaign until February 28, 2025. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Influenza vaccine and COVID_19

Illustration - While the various influenza viruses are particularly severe and the epidemic peak has not been reached, the health authorities have decided to extend the vaccination campaign until February 28, 2025. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Influenza vaccine and COVID_19

Illustration - While the various influenza viruses are particularly severe and the epidemic peak has not been reached, the health authorities have decided to extend the vaccination campaign until February 28, 2025. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Influenza vaccine and COVID_19

Illustration - While the various influenza viruses are particularly severe and the epidemic peak has not been reached, the health authorities have decided to extend the vaccination campaign until February 28, 2025. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Influenza vaccine and COVID_19

Illustration - While the various influenza viruses are particularly severe and the epidemic peak has not been reached, the health authorities have decided to extend the vaccination campaign until February 28, 2025. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Influenza vaccine and COVID_19

Illustration - While the various influenza viruses are particularly severe and the epidemic peak has not been reached, the health authorities have decided to extend the vaccination campaign until February 28, 2025. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Influenza Virus

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 6, 2025 - A child, accompanied by their parents, sees a doctor at a pediatric department of a hospital in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Jan. 6, 2025.

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Influenza Virus

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 6, 2025 - Children, accompanied by their parents, see a doctor at a pediatric department of a hospital in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Jan. 6, 2025.

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Influenza Virus

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 6, 2025 - A child, accompanied by their parents, sees a doctor at a pediatric department of a hospital in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Jan. 6, 2025.

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Influenza Virus

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 6, 2025 - A child, accompanied by their parents, sees a doctor at a pediatric department of a hospital in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Jan. 6, 2025.

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Influenza Virus

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 6, 2025 - A child, accompanied by their parents, sees a doctor at a pediatric department of a hospital in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Jan. 6, 2025.

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Influenza Virus

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 6, 2025 - A child, accompanied by their parents, sees a doctor at a pediatric department of a hospital in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Jan. 6, 2025.

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Influenza Virus

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 6, 2025 - A child, accompanied by their parents, sees a doctor at a pediatric department of a hospital in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Jan. 6, 2025.

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Influenza Virus

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 6, 2025 - A child, accompanied by their parents, sees a doctor at a pediatric department of a hospital in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Jan. 6, 2025.

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The First Single Automatic Refrigeration and Freezing Workstation Put into Use in Guizhou

GUIYANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 21, 2024 - A medical worker puts a cracked quadrivalent influenza virus vaccine into a vaccine storage system at the Unit automation refrigerating and freezing workstation at the No. 1 Community Health Service Center in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, October 21, 2024. On the same day, the first single automatic refrigeration and freezing workstation in Guizhou Province was officially put into use.

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The First Single Automatic Refrigeration and Freezing Workstation Put into Use in Guizhou

GUIYANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 21, 2024 - A medical worker puts a cracked quadrivalent influenza virus vaccine into a vaccine storage system at the Unit automation refrigerating and freezing workstation at the No. 1 Community Health Service Center in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, October 21, 2024. On the same day, the first single automatic refrigeration and freezing workstation in Guizhou Province was officially put into use.

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The First Single Automatic Refrigeration and Freezing Workstation Put into Use in Guizhou

GUIYANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 21, 2024 - A medical worker puts a cracked quadrivalent influenza virus vaccine into a vaccine storage system at the Unit automation refrigerating and freezing workstation at the No. 1 Community Health Service Center in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, October 21, 2024. On the same day, the first single automatic refrigeration and freezing workstation in Guizhou Province was officially put into use.

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China sees decline in acute respiratory illnesses

STORY: China sees decline in acute respiratory illnesses SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 24, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): PENG ZHIBIN, Official from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention STORYLINE: China has seen a decline in acute respiratory illnesses, a trend that is expected to continue in the coming week, a health official said on Sunday. SOUNDBITE(Chinese): PENG ZHIBIN, Official from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention "According to monitoring data from Dec. 11th to 17th, cases of acute respiratory diseases in China have been declining. Generally, the recent surge in respiratory illnesses is mainly due to the influenza virus, with additional cases caused by other pathogens. Flu reaches a high level but shows a declining trend. Activities of mycoplasma pneumonia, adenoviruses, and respiratory syncytial viruses fluctuate, while novel coronavirus activity is at its lowest level in 2023. Experts p

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China takes action to combat rise of acute respiratory infections

STORY: China takes action to combat rise of acute respiratory infections SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: Nov. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of hospitals and patients in China STORYLINE: China is taking measures to address the recent increase in acute respiratory infections caused by different respiratory pathogens as the country enters the winter season. Officials have said that the recent respiratory infectious diseases are mainly due to the influenza virus, with additional cases caused by rhinoviruses, mycoplasma pneumonia, respiratory syncytial viruses, and adenoviruses. The National Health Commission has instructed localities to ensure the implementation of classified diagnosis and treatment and make public information about medical facilities with pediatric services and fever clinics to help patients find the nearest hospital to them. China has also promoted online diagnosis and treatment to meet the needs of patients, leveraging internet

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Mexican President Gets Vaccinated Against Flu And Covid-19 - Mexico

The President of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador gets vaccinated against influenza and Covid-19 during his daily morning conference at the National Palace in Mexico City. on October 24, 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mexican President Gets Vaccinated Against Flu And Covid-19 - Mexico

The President of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador gets vaccinated against influenza and Covid-19 during his daily morning conference at the National Palace in Mexico City. on October 24, 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mexican President Gets Vaccinated Against Flu And Covid-19 - Mexico

The President of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador gets vaccinated against influenza and Covid-19 during his daily morning conference at the National Palace in Mexico City. on October 24, 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mexican President Gets Vaccinated Against Flu And Covid-19 - Mexico

The President of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador gets vaccinated against influenza and Covid-19 during his daily morning conference at the National Palace in Mexico City. on October 24, 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mexican President Gets Vaccinated Against Flu And Covid-19 - Mexico

The President of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador gets vaccinated against influenza and Covid-19 during his daily morning conference at the National Palace in Mexico City. on October 24, 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The First Batch of Automatic Vaccination Workstations in Guizhou

GUIYANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 24, 2023 - A medical worker inoculates people with a quadrivalent influenza virus subunit vaccine at the automatic vaccination workstation of a community health service center in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, October 24, 2023.

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The First Batch of Automatic Vaccination Workstations in Guizhou

GUIYANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 24, 2023 - A medical worker inoculates people with a quadrivalent influenza virus subunit vaccine at the automatic vaccination workstation of a community health service center in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, October 24, 2023.

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The First Batch of Automatic Vaccination Workstations in Guizhou

GUIYANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 24, 2023 - A medical worker inoculates people with a quadrivalent influenza virus subunit vaccine at the automatic vaccination workstation of a community health service center in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, October 24, 2023.

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The First Batch of Automatic Vaccination Workstations in Guizhou

GUIYANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 24, 2023 - A medical worker demonstrates a quadrivalent influenza virus subunit vaccine at an automated vaccination workstation at a community health service center in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, October 24, 2023.

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Vaccination In Pharmacy - Briancon

A man comes to be vaccinated against influenza and COVID 19, illustration of a pharmacy, France on October 20, 2023. Photo by Thibaut Durand /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vaccination In Pharmacy - Briancon

A carte vitale is placed on the leaflet with the Influvac Tetra influenza vaccine, illustration of a pharmacy, France on October 20, 2023. Photo by Thibaut Durand /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vaccination In Pharmacy - Briancon

A carte vitale is placed on the leaflet with the Influvac Tetra influenza vaccine, illustration of a pharmacy, France on October 20, 2023. Photo by Thibaut Durand /ABACAPRESS.COM

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"Tripledemic" impacts nearly 40 pct of U.S. households: survey

STORY: "Tripledemic" impacts nearly 40 pct of U.S. households: survey DATELINE: Feb. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of web pages about KFF's survey 3. various of the U.S. street views STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent "This winter's 'tripledemic' of respiratory viruses impacted nearly 40 percent of U.S. households, with someone there getting sick with the flu, COVID-19 or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The flu and RSV hit much harder and earlier this year than in years past, as viruses kept at bay during the pandemic height began infecting people again following the resumption of every-day activities. According to a new survey from Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), the overlap between influenza, RSV and a cold-weather surge in coronavirus infections led to concerns of a so-called 'tripledemic.' The flu affected 27 percent of households over the past month or so, with 15

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Bird flu virus detected in Yamaguchi, 3rd case of winter

NAGATO, Japan - Local officials of the western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi prepare to cull around 37,000 chickens before dawn on Dec. 30, 2014, at a farm where a bird flu outbreak was confirmed. It was the third avian influenza case of the winter at a chicken farm in Japan, after the city of Miyazaki in southwestern prefecture announced a confirmed case the previous day.

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Bird flu virus detected in Miyazaki, 2nd case this winter

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Local officials of the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki prepare to bury all of the 42,000 chickens culled in the early morning on Dec. 29, 2014, at a farm where a highly pathogenic bird flu virus was detected. It is the second time this winter that the H5 strain of avian influenza has been confirmed at chicken farms in Japan. The photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter.

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Bird flu virus detected in Miyazaki, 2nd case this winter

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 29, 2014, shows a chicken farm in the southwestern city of Miyazaki, where a highly pathogenic bird flu virus was detected. All the 42,000 birds raised in the farm were culled in the early morning the same day. It is the second time this winter that the H5 strain of avian influenza has been confirmed at chicken farms in Japan.

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Bird flu virus detected in Miyazaki, 2nd case this winter

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Local officials of the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki prepare to bury all of the 42,000 chickens culled in the early morning on Dec. 29, 2014, at a farm where a highly pathogenic bird flu virus was detected. It is the second time this winter that the H5 strain of avian influenza has been confirmed at chicken farms in Japan. The photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter.

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Bird flu virus detected in Miyazaki

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Officials disinfect a poultry farm in Nobeoka, Miyazaki Prefecture, on Dec. 16, 2014, after three chickens at the farm tested positive for a highly pathogenic H5 strain of avian influenza.

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Bird flu virus detected in Miyazaki, 4,000 chickens culled

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Local officials of the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki put culled chickens into bags at a farm where three chickens have tested positive for a highly pathogenic H5 strain of avian influenza. The prefectural government said it plans to complete necessary procedures, including burying roughly 4,000 culled chickens at the farm.

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Bird flu virus detected in Miyazaki, 4,000 chickens culled

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Miyazaki Gov. Shunji Kono (2nd from R) attends a task force meeting on Dec. 16, 2014, at the prefectural government offices after three chickens tested positive for a highly pathogenic H5 strain of avian influenza at a farm in the southwestern Japan prefecture. The prefectural government said it plans to complete necessary procedures, including burying roughly 4,000 culled chickens at the farm.

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Avian flu virus detected in duck fecal in west Japan

TOTTORI, Japan - Ducks and other birds are seen at a pond in Tottori, western Japan, on Nov. 27, 2014, where the highly pathogenic avian influenza type H5N8 virus has been detected in duck fecal samples.

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Avigan could be formally approved as Ebola drug early 2015

TOKYO, Japan - Shigetaka Komori, chief executive officer of Fujifilm Holdings Corp., attends a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Nov. 11, 2014, announcing that the company expects its Avigan anti-influenza drug to be formally approved early next year for treating people infected with the Ebola virus.

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Japan, China, S. Korea hold health ministers' meeting

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Chinese Health Minister Chen Zhu, Japanese health minister Akira Nagatsuma and South Korea's Health, Welfare and Family Affairs Minister Jeon Jae Hee shake hands after signing a memorandum during their meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2009. The three countries agreed to boost cooperation on food safety issues and measures against the new H1N1 influenza virus.

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Japan, China, S. Korea hold health ministers' meeting

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Chinese Health Minister Chen Zhu, Japanese health minister Akira Nagatsuma and South Korea's Health, Welfare and Family Affairs Minister Jeon Jae Hee show a memorandum signed during their meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2009. The three countries agreed to boost cooperation on food safety issues and measures against the new H1N1 influenza virus.

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1st domestic infection of new flu confirmed in Japan

KOBE, Japan - People rush to buy masks at a drug store in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, after the first domestic infection of the new strain of influenza A virus was detected the same day in a 17-year-old male high school student in Kobe who has no record of overseas travel.

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1st domestic infection of new flu confirmed in Japan

KOBE, Japan - People rush to buy masks at a drug store in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, after the first domestic infection of the new strain of influenza A virus was detected the same day in a 17-year-old male high school student in Kobe who has no record of overseas travel.

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1st domestic infection of new flu confirmed in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Health Minister Yoichi Masuzoe prepares for a news conference at the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare building on May 16 after the first domestic infection of the new strain of influenza A virus was detected the same day in a 17-year-old male high school student with no record of overseas travel in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture.

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1st domestic infection of new flu confirmed in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - The government convened a meeting of senior government officials to tackle the spread of the new strain of influenza A virus on May 16 at the prime minister's office after the first domestic infection of the new strain was detected the same day in a 17-year-old male high school student with no record of overseas travel in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture.

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1st domestic infection of new flu confirmed in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Kawamura heads to the prime minister's office on May 16 after the first domestic infection of the new strain of influenza A virus in Japan was detected the same day in a 17-year-old male high school student with no record of overseas travel in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture.

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1st domestic infection of new flu confirmed in Japan

KOBE, Japan - People wearing masks walk through the Chinatown district of Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, after the first domestic infection of the new strain of influenza A virus was detected the same day in a 17-year-old male high school student with no record of overseas travel in Kobe.