Flu season has arrived early in South Africa - according to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), it started weeks early compared to the norm, in the week of 24 March this year.

Is the flu vaccine less effective than hoped? Preliminary Cleveland Clinic research reveals a surprising result among vaccinated healthcare workers, but doctors caution about limitations.

The FDA has approved FluMist, a new nasal flu vaccine, for home use. Here's how it works, and how to get it.

Moderna Inc.’s MRNA experimental combination COVID and flu vaccine triggered better immune responses than stand-alone shots currently on the market, according to clinical trial data the company ...

Moderna Inc.'s (MRNA) experimental combination COVID and flu vaccine triggered better immune responses than stand-alone shots currently on the market, according to clinical trial data the company ...

If mRNA vaccines work for universal protection from influenza, the same strategies could also apply to other frequently mutating viruses, such as the virus that causes COVID-19 and maybe even HIV.

How the flu vaccine works The flu vaccine works by introducing inactive or weakened parts of the flu virus into the body to stimulate the immune system. These parts of the virus are selected based on ...

There are two A strains and two B strains. “It’s really important for people to get the updated flu vaccine every year because that’s the best way to prevent the flu,” said. Dr. Bowling.

“There’s a very widely held perception that the flu vaccine doesn’t work,” she says. “People think that if they get vaccinated, and then they get sick, the vaccine has failed.” ...

The flu vaccine does work. There is always the question of whether we’ve matched the vaccine up with the strain of the flu virus that will be most dominant this year.

Moderna's experimental flu vaccine works well against influenza A strains but not against B strains (so far). This further solidifies Novavax's lead in the race to develop a combination COVID-19 ...

A new flu vaccine contains all 20 strains that circulate in humans, promising a "universal" vaccine that would be far more effective than anything we have now. The mRNA vaccine technology used to ...