A new study has shown that person-to-person variation in antibody immunity plays a key role in shaping which influenza (flu) ...

A new study shows how person-to-person variation in antibody immunity plays a key role in shaping which influenza (flu) strains dominate in a population.

Timing your COVID-19 booster with your annual flu vaccination may be a convenient and effective way to protect yourself against both viruses.

Fatalities among children were high again for a second year in Florida, while national numbers were the highest since the ...

University of Pennsylvania researchers have discovered a right-handed, antiparallel double-helix inside influenza ribonucleoprotein complexes that slides strand-against-strand as the viral polymerase ...

The world of seasonal flu prevention ... because even moderate effectiveness translates to substantial reductions in healthcare burden during peak respiratory illness season.

"The results do not suggest that vaccination increases the risk of flu," Cleveland Clinic stated. "Instead, the study implies that the effectiveness of this season’s vaccine in preventing ...

But flu vaccine effectiveness varies each season, and some experts say this year’s shot may have been a poor match for the most virulent strains. On average, the flu vaccine is about 50 percent ...

In adults. that number was 54%. In addition, CDC numbers say this season's flu shot effectiveness is 78% in kids and up to 55% in adults against hospitalizations. Although preliminary, these ...

Preliminary estimates show the flu vaccine was up to 55% effective at preventing hospitalizations among adults this season, according to a Feb. 27 CDC report. This season’s preliminary estimates ...

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 ...

“I look forward to working with Vaxart and medical experts to ensure this work produces safe, effective ... that would be included in next season’s flu shot, but federal officials told ...