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Flu vaccine as high as 59% effective for children 6 months to 8 years old: CDC The flu and pneumonia are now killing nearly 4,000 Americans each week, according to health official ...
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Moderna's new flu vaccine, based on the same mRNA technology used in its COVID-19 shot, showed promising results in a major ...
The CDC panel voted against an ingredient that the anti-vaccine movement has long targeted, while Arcadia was acquired by ...
Compared to the standard shot, the mRNA vaccine had an overall vaccine efficacy that was 26.6 percent higher, and 27.4 ...
Moderna Inc. said Monday its experimental flu shot showed positive results in a late-stage trial.   In a Phase 3 study, the ...
The vaccine panel hand-selected by health secretary and anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday voted ...
Kennedy’s decision to replace ACIP wholesale and the comments he has made about deviating from standard vaccine policymaking ...
Long Island’s last commercial duck farm is rebuilding after a bird flu outbreak forced the destruction of its entire 100,000-bird flock in January.
US flu activity is low and declining further, according to the latest FluView update today from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The percentage of outpatient visits for ...
CDC reports 216 child deaths this flu season, the most in 15 years There are likely several contributors to this season's severity, but a big one is that fewer children are getting flu shots ...
CDC reports highest number of flu-related deaths in children in 15 years 1 New Hampshire child has died of flu this season ...