As the H5N1 avian flu continues to spread among dairy cows in the United States, nearly 5 million doses of flu vaccine are now being prepared for possible use in humans.
Jun 3, 2024
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Immunology and Infectious Disease Researcher and Senior Lecturer Dr. Hillary Vanderven is working against the clock with World Health Organization (WHO) experts reporting the next flu pandemic is a matter of when, not if.
May 31, 2024
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Humanity's best protection against bird flu will be the development of effective vaccines, a new study says.
May 29, 2024
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Bird flu has been detected in beef for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday, but officials said the meat from a single sickened dairy cow was not allowed to enter the nation's food supply and ...
May 25, 2024
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The first human case of avian influenza (bird flu) in Australia was reported yesterday in Victoria. A child acquired the H5N1 strain of the virus in India and became ill upon returning home to Australia in March this year.
May 23, 2024
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Bird flu continues to pose a low risk to the general public according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
May 20, 2024
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Since the earliest days of the pandemic, health officials have gauged the threat of COVID-19 by comparing it to the flu.
May 16, 2024
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The presence of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) virus in dairy cattle and milk has put public health experts on high alert.
May 15, 2024
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Australia's childhood immunization program gets very good uptake every year—almost 94% of 5-year-olds have had all their routine vaccinations. But our influenza vaccine coverage doesn't get such a good report card.
May 13, 2024
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As a new virus takes center stage at the heart of a global outbreak, it's easy to get flashbacks of March 2020.
May 10, 2024
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