Receiving an electronic reminder about influenza vaccination appeared to decrease COVID vaccination rates. Further study of ...

Not long after the first flu shot was introduced in 1945 by University of Michigan virologist Thomas Francis and his ...

Cornell researchers have developed a stable, multi-target vaccine offering long-lasting protection against COVID-19 and influenza, with promising results in mice. Cornell University researchers have ...

In San Luis Obispo County, children infected with the flu during the 2024-25 respiratory virus season have been experiencing more severe and longer-lasting symptoms, according to local pediatricians.

Marty Makary, President Donald Trump’s pick to oversee US food and drug regulation, faced pointed questions in a Senate ...

(Reuters) - U.S. health officials are reevaluating a $590 million contract that was awarded to Moderna for the development of its bird flu vaccine, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing ...

The meeting of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee, or VRBPAC, is held every March “to pick flu strains, because it’s a six-month production cycle for a vaccine rel ...

Dr. Brent Roussin, the chief provincial public health officer, urged people to get their flu shot amid a surge in influenza cases and low vaccination rates. Provincial data shows cases of the ...

A bird flu vaccine for poultry has already received conditional approval. To learn more about the bird flu outbreak, Healthline spoke with William Schaffner, MD, professor of preventive medicine ...

Export regulations generally forbid flu vaccination of livestock, including cows and chickens. “For a long time, using the influenza vaccine in your birds was basically a non-tariff trade ...

Last week, the Public Health Agency of Canada bought 500,000 doses of the vaccine that guards against the virus, which is also known as bird flu and formally as H5N1. "This is a great step ...

Two U.S. government agencies that are key players in the World Health Organization-led process to select the flu viruses for next ... virtually at the WHO vaccine consultation meeting for the ...