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Trials offer conflicting findings on high-dose vs standard-dose flu vaccines in older adults

Trials offer conflicting findings on high-dose vs standard-dose flu vaccines in older adults

Researchers in Spain and Denmark reached different conclusions in two new randomized controlled trials comparing the effectiveness against hospitalization of the high-dose influenza vaccine with the standard-dose version among older adults, with one showing 44% better protection for the high-dose version against hospitalization for flu but not for flu or pneumonia, which goes against previous findings. The findings of both …

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Conflicting fourth-down strategies were the difference between the Lions and the Ravens

Conflicting fourth-down strategies were the difference between the Lions and the Ravens

Monday night’s game included five important fourth-down decisions. The Lions handled all of theirs perfectly. The Ravens did not. Three times, Detroit went for it on fourth down under situations that required coach Dan Campbell to show (as Troy Aikman said during the broadcast) “big onions.” Campbell did it on the opening drive of the night, facing fourth and three …

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EU and US spin conflicting versions of trade deal, sowing confusion

EU and US spin conflicting versions of trade deal, sowing confusion

ADVERTISEMENT The trade deal between the European Union and the United States is off to a rocky start. The preliminary agreement, announced at the end of a face-to-face meeting of Ursula von der Leyen and Donald Trump in Scotland, has prompted a massive wave of criticism over its heavily lopsided nature in favour of American interests. On Monday, the European …

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