Flu: Influenza Season Gets an Early Start
Some signs point to an early start for flu season, with cases already ticking up in parts of the country.
Some signs point to an early start for flu season, with cases already ticking up in parts of the country.
Policies implemented at Facebook to stop the spread of misinformation reduced users' interactions with vaccine misinformation.
The Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI) signed a contract with the BARDA's “Beyond the Needle” program to develop an intranasally delivered RNA vaccine for pandemic influenza.
British doctors have asked authorities to make flu testing available amid concerns of a possible upcoming influenza epidemic.
Read MoreModerna hopes an mRNA-based flu shot will be a more effective way to combat seasonal influenza outbreaks.
Read MorePublic health experts are raising the alarm about a potentially severe winter flu season.
Read MoreScientists are trying to find out whether the flu vaccine and a Covid-19 shot can be given at the same time.
Read MoreA first-in-human, Phase 1 trial assessing the safety and immunogenicity of an investigational nanoparticle influenza vaccine (FluMos-v1) designed to provide long-lasting protection against multiple flu virus strains has begun at the National Institutes of Health.
Read MoreThe head of Pfizer’s vaccine research and development told CNBC that mRNA could pave the way to more effective seasonal flu shots.
Read MoreA team of scientists have developed a vaccine that appears to protect against the influenza strains most likely to cause global pandemics.
Read MoreThe CDC is reporting remarkably low levels of influenza activity this season, which has led to a correspondingly low death rate in children.
Read MoreCompared to typical flu seasons, there are hardly any laboratory-confirmed influenza cases and far fewer flu-related hospitalizations, according to the CDC.
Read MoreScientists recently completed the first human trial of a vaccine created by recombinant genetic technology to fool the immune system into attacking a part of the influenza virus that does not change so fast and is common among different strains.
Read MoreThe state of Massachusetts recently dropped a flu vaccine requirement for students due to the low number of cases throughout the state, according to local news reports.
Read MoreThe rise of the novel coronavirus has overshadowed what would normally be the height of flu season, as the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports remarkably low levels of influenza.
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