A meta-analysis indicates HD-IIV is superior to SD-IIV for reducing hospitalizations in adults aged 65 years and older.

Researchers analysing more than 173,000 genomes from Pakistan have identified rare naturally occurring disruptions, or knockouts, in more than 34,000 people 1. These knockouts carry 6,476 ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. health advisers are debating a new kind of flu vaccine Thursday, the first made with the same mRNA technology that was key to ending the COVID-19 pandemic. Moderna is seeking Food ...

A new kind of flu vaccine is moving a step closer to the U.S. market.

An airman receives an influenza vaccine from a hospitalman on Nov. 20, 2020, in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Pacific Ocean. (Ellen E. Sharkey/U.S. Navy) The Pentagon ...

A first-of-its-kind flu shot is one step closer to being available to the public after a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel voted Thursday to recommend Moderna’s mRNA-based vaccine for ...

June 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's advisory panel is set to vote on whether the benefits of Moderna's flu vaccine outweigh its risks in older ‌adults, after regulators ...

Amid a worsening flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, the U.S. Air Force, Army and Navy are once again requiring new recruits to get vaccinated against the influenza virus, ...

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WASHINGTON — A new kind of flu vaccine moved a step closer to the U.S. market Thursday as federal health advisers recommended approval of the first made with the same mRNA technology that was key to ...

The European Commission opened an investigation on Friday into whether French drugmaker Sanofi breached EU competition rules in a flu vaccine marketing campaign. The Commission said it was concerned ...