Around the same time, a senior in Louisiana was diagnosed with the first "severe" case in the U.S. As bird flu continues to ramp up, many are wondering what tools—namely, vaccines—we have to ...

H5 Influenza Vaccines: What Needs to Be Done to Reduce the Risk of a Pandemic Sep. 4, 2024 — As the global threat of H5N1 influenza looms with outbreaks across species and continents including ...

As bird flu, or avian influenza, continues to spread, some veterinarians warn that cats are more at risk for the virus.

The flu shot is the best protection against seasonal flu. This is why millions of people get the influenza vaccine each year. According to the World Health Organization, the seasonal flu infects up to ...

The first influenza vaccine was a monovalent live-attenuated vaccine, which was used in Russia until recently. In 1940, a second strain of influenza virus was isolated; this was named influenza B ...

CureVac and partner GSK are, meanwhile, also developing an mRNA-based flu vaccine, but are a little further back in development, as their shot is in phase 1 testing.

The first research programs attempting to develop an inactivated influenza vaccine, outside of the USSR, were conducted in England and in the USA at about the same time. However, it was at the ...

Pfizer and BioNTech have been among the leaders in the race to bring a combined COVID-19 and influenza vaccine to market, but have stumbled in the final straight. The companies reported mixed ...

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 ...

Avian influenza was detected in waterfowl at Shuswap Lake and Mara Lake recently, in large part thanks to a dog. Sicamous resident Sherrey Hykaway was walking her dog on a stretch of beach on the ...

With bird flu cases on the rise across Washington, you may be wondering: Is your cat or dog at risk ... network said there is not currently a vaccine for highly pathogenic avian influenza ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - The Johnson County Department of Public Health is urging people to get the flu vaccine, not just to help prevent the seasonal flu, but also to prevent a potential new ...