Tag: Flu
U.S. to Remove Mercury Preservative From Flu Jabs
By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, July 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — It's official: The controversial preservative thimerosal will be stripped from all flu vaccines distributed...
2020 to 2024 Saw Drop in Flu Vaccine Uptake Among U.S. Adults
Biggest declines seen in populations usually associated with higher vaccine uptake
Moderna’s New Flu Shot Shows Strong Results in Older Adults
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, July 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Moderna’s new flu vaccine, based on the same mRNA technology used in its...
RFK Jr.-Appointed Vaccine Panel Removes Flu Shot Ingredient
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, June 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A U.S. vaccine advisory panel voted Thursday to stop recommending flu shots that...
Combined Flu, SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine as Effective as Individual Vaccines for Older Adults
mRNA-1083 induced higher immune responses than recommended standard-care influenza and COVID-19 vaccines
U.S. Sees Most Child Flu Deaths Since 2009
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, May 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More U.S. children have died from the flu this season than in any year...
HHS, NIH Unveil Vaccine Initiative to Protect Against Future Pandemics
The new initiative will focus on research using the beta-propiolactone vaccine platform
Single-Dose Baloxavir Treatment Can Reduce Influenza Transmission
Transmission of laboratory-confirmed influenza significantly lower with baloxavir versus placebo by day 5
Local Outbreaks Can Motivate the Vaccine-Hesitant, Poll Finds
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, March 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 and influenza burned through the U.S. during this year’s cold and flu...
Hospital Admissions for Children With Flu Climbing Across the United States
Fifty-seven pediatric influenza-related deaths have been recorded for the 2024/2025 season
