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Canada is actively managing outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), subtype H5, affecting both domestic and ...
Great Britain is the only country in the region to have recorded new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in ...
A single dose of the antiviral baloxavir marboxil (Xofluza) led to a lower incidence of influenza virus transmission to household contacts compared with placebo, a phase IIIb randomized trial ...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine panel votes to stop recommending flu shots containing thimerosal, which government agencies and medical experts say is safe.
Novavax's experimental COVID-19-influenza combination and standalone influenza vaccines generated a strong immune response in adults aged 65 and older, similar to already approved shots against ...
In Central Florida, Brevard, Orange, Seminole and Lake counties are seeing similar increases. The current predominant strain is called “Influenza A H3.” “We are seeing an enormous amount of flu.
CAPE TOWN - The winter season in 2025 has brought with it more than just icy cold and rainy conditions. Doctors are reporting a range of flu infections, which include Respiratory Syncytial Virus ...
New CDC Advisory Committee endorses flu vaccines for all but advises excluding thimerosal-preserved vials, stirring worry over cost and access.
As for Thursday’s action, the panel came down hard on flu vaccines that contain thimerosal, which is used in multidose vials to prevent contamination after one dose has been drawn. Thimerosal ...
HHS Sec. RFK Jr's vaccine safety panel for the CDC voted to no longer recommend flu vaccines containing thimerosal, a controversial mercury-based preservative.
Influenza virus articles from across Nature Portfolio Influenza virus is an infectious agent belonging to the virus family Orthomyxoviridae that causes a respiratory tract infection (influenza or ...
Vivien Dugan, PhD, director of the CDC’s Influenza Division, led discussions centered on influenza vaccinations, during which she referenced the particularly severe 2024-2025 influenza season ...