Egg-based flu vaccine production secure despite avian influenza
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Eggs are disappearing from store shelves due to shortages caused by the avian flu outbreak, but never fear ...
In quest to construct a better flu shot, scientists zero in on tiny flu protein shaped like a mushroom
Not long after the first flu shot was introduced in 1945 by University of Michigan virologist Thomas Francis and his ...
HHS weighs rescinding Moderna bird flu vaccine contract
The Trump administration confirmed it is reevaluating a $590 million human bird flu vaccine contract awarded to Moderna in ...
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Local hospitals struggling amid the worst flu season in recent years
The Centers for Disease Control has classified this year’s flu season as high-severity, the first since 2017-2018. The ...
March 11 marks five years since COVID-19 declared a pandemic
Tuesday marks five years since the start of the pandemic in 2020, prompting lockdowns, social distancing and masking up.
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This college freshman never thought the flu could kill her. Then, she went into sepsis.
Covert, 19, never thought she could face the same fate. She got her flu shot yearly without question. But last October, she postponed. Having moved from Philadelphia to Gainesville, Florida ...
Flu shot less effective this season for some kids, CDC report suggests
So far this season, the vaccine's protection against flu hospitalization was at least 63% for children and at least 41% for adults. These estimates of effectiveness against hospitalization, released ...
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Cuyahoga County sees 22 flu deaths in 2024-25 season
Fewer doses of flu vaccine have been distributed by drug companies since 2022. About 147 million doses were distributed this winter, which is lower than the 175 million distributed in 2021-22 ...