The U.S. influenza rate is at or near its highest level in at least 15 years and is still on the rise, the U.S. Centers for ...

Dec. 19, 2024 — Stitching together four molecules found in the standard flu vaccine ensures an immune response to all of them, scientists have ... Flu Virus Remains Infectious in Refrigerated ...

Not all types of flu are the same. Some types of flu can make you very ill, while others cause milder symptoms. Read on to learn about the different types of flu. Flu, or influenza, is a ...

The U.S. government has handed Moderna almost $600 million to accelerate its work on various bird flu vaccines as well as work on mRNA vaccines for other influenza strains with pandemic potential.

The United States has stores of vaccines against an earlier variant of the bird flu and is now making more that should be even more effective against the variants currently circulating ...

The flu vaccine, for everyone ages 6 months and older, is crucial, Dr. Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner, a medical epidemiologist in CDC’s Influenza Division, previously told USA TODAY. While it won ...

"Accelerating the development of new vaccines will allow us to stay ahead and ensure that Americans have the tools they need to stay safe." Moderna's influenza vaccine uses mRNA technology used ...

Moderna MRNA0.58%increase; green up pointing triangle secured a $590 million package from the U.S. Health and Human Services Department to accelerate the development of its bird influenza vaccine ...

As cases of H5N1, also known as avian flu or bird flu, continue to surface across the U.S., safety precautions are ramping up. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced ...

Companies including Moderna and Pfizer are working on mRNA vaccines for bird flu. This technology trains the body’s immune system using genetic instructions, an approach proven highly effective ...

HEALTH SERVICES IS REMINDING PEOPLE THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO GET AN ANNUAL FLU VACCINE, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST STATE DATA. FLU ACTIVITY IS WIDESPREAD. MORE THAN 3200 POSITIVE TESTS WERE REPORTED ...

Cold and flu season is in full swing as four major respiratory viruses circulate the country. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 15 states have "very high ...