The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued its recommendations to vaccine makers on which virus strains to select when manufacturing influenza (flu) vaccines for the 2025-2026 U.S. flu ...

The 2024-2025 COVID-19 and influenza vaccines provided protection against ED/UC, outpatient visits, and hospitalizations. In the 2024-2025 season, the COVID-19 vaccine provided additional ...

This season's influenza vaccine may have been a poor match to a strain of the flu virus that caused many infections this winter, early data released by the Centers for Disease Control and ...

A New Jersey pharmaceutical company has received a "conditional license" for its bird flu vaccine for use in chickens. The vaccine, developed by Zoetis, targets the H5N2 subtype of avian influenza ...

Two types of influenza viruses are responsible for seasonal flu outbreaks: Influenza A and B. Influenza A accounts for around 75 percent of all cases and tends to cause more severe illness in adults.

To learn more about the recent bird flu outbreaks, we spoke with Asha Shah, MD, director of infectious diseases and epidemiologist at Stamford Hospital. In this interview with Asha Shah, MD ...

There have been 67 confirmed human bird flu cases in the U.S. since April 2024. Moderna has been awarded approximately $590 million from the federal government to help speed up the development of ...

Flu cases are high in California with respiratory virus season in full swing. About 20% of tests for influenza came back as positive in California for the week of Dec. 29 to Jan. 4, according to ...

The new data was based on influenza cases that occurred between March and July of this year. The report noted the vaccine still “significantly lowered the risk for hospitalization.” ...

The FDA just approved a new flu vaccine for home use. This is the first home flu vaccine ever. The vaccine will be available for home use next year. Next year’s flu season will have an ...

People could previously get the nasal spray flu vaccine, called FluMist, from a health care provider, but now they can administer it themselves. When you purchase through links on our site ...

Well, there might be a solution for you on horizon. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it has approved a flu vaccine that does not need to be administered in a doctor's office ...