Pediatrics
Ask the Pediatrician: What vaccines do tweens, teens and young adults need?
Starting at about age 7 through age 18, children and teens need a number of important vaccines to protect them.
Jun 13, 2023
0
3
Page 8 - News tagged with flu strain
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How concerned should we be about bird flu?
Now two years in, the global avian flu outbreak has devastated wild and domestic bird populations, leapt into various species of mammals, and cost governments and farmers billions as consumers feel the pain in their grocery ...
Feb 24, 2023
0
5
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How easy is it to update COVID vaccines to tackle new variants?
Our ongoing battles with COVID variants delta and omicron highlight just how quickly viruses can mutate, and what that can mean for public health. How quickly can we modify COVID-19 vaccines to tackle any new variants that ...
Jan 26, 2022
0
16
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Flu vaccine may not protect against main flu strain: study
(HealthDay)—This season's flu vaccine may do little to prevent infection with the main circulating virus strain because the strain has changed since the vaccine was developed, a new study suggests.
Dec 17, 2021
0
5
Vaccination
Can COVID vaccine technology help make a better flu jab?
Winter is coming to the northern hemisphere, and with it the flu season—however advances spurred by the fight against COVID-19 are boosting hopes of finding a more reliable vaccine.
Oct 15, 2021
0
3
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Chinese man hospitalized with H5N6 bird flu
A man in China has been hospitalized with the H5N6 strain of avian flu, which is one of several potentially dangerous strains that can infect humans.
Jul 15, 2021
0
7
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Moderna begins human trial for multi-strain mRNA flu vaccine
US biotech firm Moderna said Wednesday it had dosed its first participants in a human study of an mRNA vaccine that targets multiple strains of influenza.
Jul 7, 2021
0
777
Vaccination
NIH launches clinical trial of universal influenza vaccine candidate
A first-in-human, Phase 1 trial assessing the safety and immunogenicity of an investigational nanoparticle influenza vaccine designed to provide long-lasting protection against multiple flu virus strains has begun at the ...
Jun 2, 2021
0
1
Vaccination
A universal influenza vaccine may be one step closer
A bad year for flu can mean tens of thousands of deaths in the U.S. Getting vaccinated can protect you from influenza, but you have to get the shot every year to catch up with the changing virus and to top up the short-lived ...
Jan 28, 2021
0
2
Vaccination
Fluzone High-Dose: What distinguishes it from other flu vaccines?
Fluzone High-Dose is a flu vaccine for people age 65 and older that's given by injection. Like other flu vaccines, Fluzone High-Dose is made up of the three flu strains most likely to cause the flu during the upcoming flu ...
Oct 16, 2020
0
5
