The Moderna, Inc. logo is displayed during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 5, 2023 (Patrick T. Fallon) US President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday canceled a $590 million contract with Moderna to develop an avian flu vaccine, the US biotech company said. It marked the latest move against vaccines … Read more
Hong Kong scientists have made a breakthrough in developing a new flu vaccine that is needle-free and has the potential to induce a more robust immune response against various virus strains. The University of Hong Kong’s Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine said on Thursday it had developed two novel vaccine approaches, each with its … Read more
At its first meeting under the new administration, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted on recommendations for several vaccines but did not vote on the influenza vaccine, as had previously been scheduled. ACIP was due to meet in February, as it does annually, but the … Read more
The number of cases of acute respiratory infections remains high in Iasi. Between 7 and 13.04.2025, at the county level, 4,750 cases of acute respiratory infections were registered, and 325 people needed hospitalization. In Iasi, the number of cases of acute respiratory infections remains as high Table of Contents In Iasi, the number of cases … Read more
Australia is reporting high numbers of influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and pertussis infections well ahead of winter, with concerns that declining vaccination rates could contribute to a severe respiratory infection season. More than 54,000 cases of laboratory-confirmed influenza have already been reported nationally this year, which represents a 60% increase from the same period … Read more
Rapid spread of the H5N1 avian influenza virus has reached an “unprecedented” scale this season, wiping out hundreds of millions of birds worldwide and increasingly infecting mammals, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations warned on March 16. The spread of the virus poses significant risks from food and public health perspectives. … Read more
WASHINGTON — This year’s harsh flu season — the most intense in 15 years — has federal health officials trying to understand if it sparked an increase in a rare but life-threatening brain complication in children. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 19,000 people have died from the flu so far this winter, … Read more
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People with vasculitis may need at least three or four vaccinations for COVID-19 before they start to show an immune response against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, new research has suggested. In a longitudinal retrospective study, serum antibody neutralization against the Omicron variant of the virus and its descendants was found to … Read more
Flu Vaccines: Battling H3N2 and Protecting Public Health The annual race against the ever-changing influenza virus is a critical one for public health. A recent meta-analysis published in the European Respiratory Review sheds light on the effectiveness of flu vaccines against different influenza subtypes, particularly the notoriously evasive H3N2 strain. This strain poses a unique … Read more