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

Oregon's 2024-25 flu season is the worst since the Oregon Health Authority began tracking the virus 15 years ago, officials ...

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

Americans are facing the highest death toll from influenza since 2018, just as more people become vulnerable because of growing vaccine skepticism taking hold in statehouses and the Trump ...

The Food and Drug Administration has issued recommendations for the composition of influenza shots for the upcoming ...

The U.S. FDA issues flu vaccine strain recommendations for 2025-2026 on its own without advisory input. Read more here.

The recommendations were made in a closed session with representatives from CBER, the CDC and Department of Defense.

Scientists at Cornell University have developed a new type of vaccine that may provide stronger and longer-lasting protection ...

There has long been guidance for those with egg allergies to avoid the flu shot because of egg proteins in the shot.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza continues to devastate poultry flocks throughout the United States, as well as cause significant illness in cattle, said David Diemert, MD, professor of medicine and ...

Life science companies developing bird flu vaccines are gaining attention as the avian influenza subtype H5N1 becomes an ...

While the number of deaths do not mark a record number, it shows that flu can be a serious illness, even in children. There ...