This year’s flu vaccine was less effective than usual: What does that mean for next year?

Looking ahead to next season, the CDC continues to recommend flu vaccination for everyone 6 months and older, particularly ...

Flu vaccine in a spray: 'Many, many people are just not keen on needles'

FluMist has long been used in the Northern Hemisphere and started being used in Australia this year.
American Hospital Association

Current flu vaccine found to be 30% effective in reducing adult hospitalizations, 41% for children

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report March 12 on the effectiveness of the flu vaccine for the ...

What is Flumist, the new flu vaccine for kids that’s sprayed in their noses?

A fear of needles can stop many children from getting a flu vaccine. But a new nasal spray will be available in 2026. Is your kid eligible?
STAT

Make next year’s flu shots, says FDA committee

White House officials are trying to get him — and his Make America Healthy Again allies — to stop. Some Trump administration officials are eager to distance themselves from a topic they see as ...

Scientists Get a Glimpse of How New Pandemics Are Made

Researchers have devised a new tool for discerning between naturally occurring viral outbreaks and those resulting from lab accidents.
NPR

Despite U.S. pull out from WHO, reps were (virtually) at the table for big flu confab

For the past week, about 50 flu scientists from around the world were crammed into a conference room at a Hilton hotel in Istanbul, Turkey. Their goal was to design a flu shot that will confer the ...
BioTechniques

‘Universal vaccine’ may provide protection against respiratory viruses, bacteria and allergens

Researchers have invented a new vaccine that protects mice from respiratory viruses, bacteria and allergens – the closest yet to a universal vaccine. In the realm of medical advancements, a universal ...
Yahoo

Inside RFK Jr.’s long-running crusade against the flu vaccine

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spent years campaigning against vaccines, but with the flu shot, he’s suggested it’s personal. Kennedy has linked his strained, raspy speech to the vaccine, ...
The Washington Post

Inside RFK Jr.’s push against the flu vaccine that he links to his voice condition

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spent years campaigning against vaccines, but with the flu shot, he’s suggested it’s personal. Kennedy has linked his strained, raspy speech to the vaccine, ...
Wall Street Journal

A Welcome FDA Walkback on a Flu Vaccine

Is the White House putting a leash on Food and Drug Administration vaccine chief Vinay Prasad? Americans can hope so after the agency on Wednesday walked back Dr. Prasad’s startling summary refusal ...
CBS News

Moderna says FDA will now review its new flu vaccine, reversing earlier decision

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has reversed an earlier decision and said it will review drugmaker Moderna's application for approval of a seasonal flu vaccine, the company said in a statement ...