Demand for flu shots surge in Asia to head off COVID-19 complications
There’s no vaccine for COVID-19 yet, but there’s one for influenza. Globally, there has been a lot of speculation that since coronavirus causes respiratory illness, a flu shot might provide some cross-immunity, which is pushing demand for flu shots in Asia. By Deepika Khurana With a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic looming over many Asian countries, the demand for seasonal flu shots has gone up than normal.According to reports, in Japan, the health ministry is preparing 31.2 million flu shots, up 7% from last year and the highest since 2015.Similarly, South Korea is reported to have pro...