Americans are facing the highest death toll from influenza since 2018, just as more people become vulnerable because of ...

New computational modeling of avian influenza variants' immunoprotein interactions—developed by a research team at the ...

The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued recommendations for the composition of influenza shots for the ...

In general, VRBPAC almost always recommends the same influenza strains as the World Health Organization (WHO) for egg-based ...

Despite variations by age group and influenza virus type, the 2023-2024 influenza vaccine was protective against outpatient illness in pediatric and adult patients.

Recommendations on the strain composition of influenza virus vaccines for the 2025-2026 US season have been issued by FDA.

Very few humans have gone up against bird flu. But we've all dealt with seasonal flu for years. Some of our immune systems ...

The CDC has issued interim effectiveness estimates for the 2024-2025 seasonal influenza and 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccines.

The effectiveness of vaccines ranges from 19% to 60% in any given season ... Flu is caused only by the influenza virus, which ...

Pandemic influenza remains a significant global health threat, as signalled by the circulation and cross-species transmission of avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses from the clade 2.3.4.4b, including ...

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Older adults with early influenza exposure may have antibodies that help fight bird flu, unlike younger individuals who may ...