The United States reported the first outbreak of the deadly H7N9 bird flu on a poultry farm since 2017, as the country ...

COVID and the 1918 flu pandemic gave us playbooks on how to prepare for the next pandemic. But we aren’t using it.

Prior exposures to specific types of seasonal influenza viruses promote cross-reactive immunity against the H5N1 avian ...

Previous exposures to older flu strains prime the immune system to produce antibodies against bird flu (H5N1).

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

Early flu exposure helps immunity against H5N1 infection, with older adults having stronger antibody responses.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday made recommendations to vaccine manufacturers for the virus strains to be ...

Older adults who were exposed to seasonal flu viruses that circulated prior to 1968 are more likely to have some protection against H5N1, and children would benefit more from H5N1 vaccines.

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

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says the current winter presented unusually high flu risk.

Health officials urged pet owners not to let their felines roam outdoors or feed them raw food or raw milk — common ways ...