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Walgreens Flu Index heat map indicates high flu incidence across America
DEERFIELD, Ill. - This week's Walgreens Flu Index report for the week of March 6 indicated Arizona, Mississippi and Texas were the top three states experiencing the highest incidences of influenza across the country. And while Mississippi topped the list in greatest flu activity gains as well, flu incidence appears to be gaining significantly in Kentucky and Hawaai as well.For the week of March 6, the top 10 markets with flu activity were:- El Paso, Texas (Las Cruces, N.M.);
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GlobalData: Big tobacco may manufacture next flu shot
LONDON - A new tobacco-based seasonal influenza vaccine being developed by Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma and currently in Phase III studies could potentially rival traditional chicken egg-based vaccines, as it aims to launch in the U.S. for the 2018-19 flu season, according to an analyst with research and consulting firm GlobalData.