The votes on vaccine recommendations are the first move by the panel after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

Compared to the standard shot, the mRNA vaccine had an overall vaccine efficacy that was 26.6 percent higher, and 27.4 ...

Questions are answered by experts at the Oregon Health Authority, other state agencies or community partners. Questions and ...

Moderna Inc. said its experimental flu shot met its goal in a late-stage trial, clearing the path for its broader strategy of ...

Moderna said on Monday its experimental influenza vaccine was found to be 26.6% more effective than a currently approved ...

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisory committee endorsed fall flu vaccinations Thursday for just ...

A long-lasting formulation of an antiviral drug greatly reduced people’s risk of a symptomatic flu infection in a trial, and ...

New flu data from the southern hemisphere suggests this year’s vaccine isn't as effective against severe illness as previous iterations, a finding that may not bode well for Americans as the ...

The preservative thimerosal started Robert F. Kennedy Jr. down the path of questioning vaccine safety. A panel of experts he ...

Flu shot: The flu shot is typically given to people six months and older. It is an inactive vaccine, which means it is made using a dead form of the viruses the shot protects against. The dead ...

Protection from shots like the flu vaccine typically takes a couple of weeks to kick in, so getting one now may offer protection ahead of the holidays. Jessica Rendall Former Wellness Reporter.

Flu shots don't work as well as other vaccines, and doctors and patients alike struggle to understand why. ... In 2012, CDC says, the flu vaccine kept 80,000 people out of the hospital, ...