Influenza vaccine offers moderate protection against influenza A virus strains in EU, according to early estimates
The influenza vaccine for the 2024/2025 season provided moderate protection against influenza A and strong protection against ...
FDA cancels meeting to choose flu vaccine strain
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) abruptly canceled a vaccine advisory meeting where members were slated to discuss ...
In quest to construct a better flu shot, scientists zero in on tiny flu protein shaped like a mushroom
Not long after the first flu shot was introduced in 1945 by University of Michigan virologist Thomas Francis and his ...
After a record flu season, cases are beginning to decline in Wisconsin
Wisconsin has seen one of its worst flu seasons in the past decade. Here's what DHS data says about cases statewide.
As flu cases break records this year, vaccine rates are declining, particularly for children and 65+ adults
Influenza infections are outpacing COVID-19 cases for the first time since the pandemic. Here are the best ways to stay ...
Bird flu-infected San Bernardino County dairy cows may have concerning new mutation
A new H5N1 bird flu mutation has appeared in a cluster of infected dairy cows. It's a genetic change that scientists say ...
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BIRD FLU CONCERN SPELL TROUBLE FOR MIGRATORY GROUPS FLYING OVER THE KEYS
We have been hearing a lot about avian influenza, or H5N1, and the price of eggs in the news recently. It got me thinking: ...
State experts raise alarms about the nation’s readiness to respond to bird flu: ‘It may erupt’
Gaps in surveillance and cuts by the Trump administration to medical research threaten to undermine efforts to contain a ...
Gillibrand questions decision to cancel flu vaccine meetings
Democratic U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand wants to know why the country’s new Health Department secretary has cancelled vaccine-related advisory committee meetings that were scheduled to determine ...
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Are We on the Cusp of a Major Bird Flu Outbreak?
Bird flu, or H5N1 avian influenza, has been circulating across North America since 2022, infecting birds, livestock, wildlife ...
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FDA abruptly cancels flu vaccine strain selection meeting
Each year, flu vaccines are tailored to match the most prevalent virus strains expected to circulate. Without an official ...