COVID and the 1918 flu pandemic gave us playbooks on how to prepare for the next pandemic. But we aren’t using it.
The number of influenza cases is surging across the United States, putting significant strain on many hospitals. We asked the ...
“So the updated vaccine helps remind your body how to react when you face new versions of the virus.” Public health officials recommend everyone six months and older get an annual flu sho ...
Cornell researchers have developed a new vaccine platform that could provide more robust, longer-lasting protection from both ...
The United States faces an extraordinary flu season as research uncovers unprecedented adaptations in the influenza A virus. This evolution has contributed to a significant surge in infections ...
The scientists have developed a ‘mosaic’ vaccine, based on a virus-like particle (VLP ... protection against an even wider range of flu virus strains. The new trial will enrol 24 healthy ...
On Your Side's Annie Krall visited a lab at Washington University that's working to develop a new biosensor combatting the ...
The ongoing bird flu outbreak has led to wild bird deaths, slaughtered livestock, and hazardous conditions for dairy industry ...
Health authorities routinely test those pandemic vaccines against the bird flu virus to see if new strains have evolved to escape the protection from those shots. "The strategic national stockpile ...
How does a virus become more infectious?In this case, flu A viruses have learned to mutate to stay alive longer, which in turn makes it more likely that you (and everyone around you) gets infected ...