have shown how an effective vaccine can be pivotal in curbing the spread and impact of a novel strain of the flu. All it takes to jump start a pandemic is for the wrong flu virus strain to leap ...

A new AI tool to predict the spread of infectious disease outperforms existing state-of-the-art forecasting methods.

In the United States, flu season typically lasts from October to May. The flu virus affects people of all ages each year, and symptoms include coughing, runny nose, fever, chills, body aches ...

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.

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

mRNA-1083 induced higher immune responses than recommended standard-care influenza and COVID-19 vaccines. HealthDay News — mRNA-1083 vaccine is noninferior and induces higher immune responses ...

Late-stage trial data suggest that a new COVID-flu vaccine offers good protection against both infections, but experts expect the shot's approval may be delayed.

STAT reporter Helen Branswell explains how difficult it is to predict just how bad the upcoming flu season will be. Two people killed and 22 injured after Mexican training ship crashes into ...

The percentage of outpatient visits for influenza-like illness (ILI), or respiratory illness, dropped slightly from 2.1% the previous week to 1.9% last week (see CDC graph ... flu-related pediatric ...

For more information and resources to help keep you and your loved ones healthy this flu season, visit our dedicated ... looked at influenza vaccination effectiveness in the United States from ...

The 2024-25 flu season has been the deadliest for Michigan children since the state began tracking pediatric flu deaths. Health officials reported three additional flu-associated pediatric deaths ...