UMaine physics students working on universal flu vaccine
Undergraduate and graduate physics students at UMaine Hess Lab in Orono are currently working on research that if proven, ...
The New York Times15d
‘A Dangerous Virus’: Bird Flu Enters a New Phase
A pandemic is not inevitable, scientists say. But the outbreak has passed worrisome milestones in recent weeks, including cattle that may have been reinfected. By Apoorva Mandavilli Apoorva ...
Health.com18d
When Is Flu Season? Peak Months
Kate Colby, MPH, is a public health expert with extensive experience in infectious disease epidemiology. Marley Hall is a writer and fact-checker for Health.com specializing in medical and health ...
WebMD19d
Types of Flu
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 ...
CBS News19d
Bird flu detected on Long Island farm. Health officials say risk to public remains minimal.
AQUEBOGUE, N.Y. -- A major bird flu outbreak has hit a Suffolk County poultry farm. Dozens of state and federal agricultural workers dressed in biohazard suits, sanitized boots and gloves were ...
Wired20d
The US Has Bird Flu Vaccines. Here’s Why You Can’t Get One
That happened in 1976, when President Gerald Ford ordered mass vaccination against swine flu to head off a pandemic. More than 40 million Americans received the vaccine in record time, but the ...
Petoskey News-Review20d
Health officials: Flu, COVID-19 and RSV cases on the rise in Northwest Michigan
Dr. Joshua Meyerson, medical director of the department, highlighted the importance of vaccines, preventive measures and early treatment in combating these diseases. “We’re in the peak season ...
New York Post21d
How to avoid catching norovirus, COVID, the flu and RSV during the winter illness surge
Updated COVID-19 vaccines are available, as well as annual flu shots for people 6 months and older. For those 60 and older or for people who are pregnant, you may want to get the RSV vaccine.
Investopedia21d
Moderna Stock Jumps as Biotech Gets $590M From US To Develop Bird-Flu Vaccine
Erica Denhoff / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Moderna received a $590 million award from the U.S. government to speed development of a vaccine that could be used to fight bird flu. The biotech ...
Newsweek21d
Bird Flu: US Invests $590 Million to Fast-Track Vaccine Development
She speaks English and a little French. A new bird flu vaccine could be on the horizon after the U.S. has invested approximately $590 million to accelerate its development, the Department of ...
FierceBiotech21d
HHS gives Moderna $590M to 'accelerate' bird flu vaccine trials
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.