Flu Vaccine Moderately Successful According to California Data

Vaccine effectiveness was highest among people younger than 18 years, and declined with age, falling to 30% among ...

JUNE 7, 2024

Public Health Officials, Vaccine Makers Adapt to Changing Influenza Threat

The U.S. decided that the B/Yamagata lineage of influenza viruses will not be included in the formulations for next ...

APRIL 14, 2024

2023-24 Flu Vaccine Appears to Be a Good Match

Interim data from the 2023 Southern Hemisphere influenza season show that current influenza vaccines are quite ...

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Flu Vaccination Rates Fall

After improvements in the past couple of influenza seasons, flu vaccination in the United States has fallen ...

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Flu Vaccination Rates During Pregnancy Plummet

Rates of influenza vaccination given during pregnancy fell dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

One Step Closer to a Universal Flu Vaccine?

An experimental universal influenza vaccine protects against diverse variants of both influenza A and B viruses in ...

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Seqirus’ Holly Springs Manufacturing Facility Designated as ‘Pandemic Ready’

The Seqirus manufacturing facility in Holly Springs, N.C., has successfully fulfilled all criteria required to ...

JUNE 7, 2022

Influenza Rates Head Downward in Early 2022; Flu Season Appears Less Severe Than Anticipated

Contrary to some projections, cases of seasonal influenza peaked at the end of last year and started to decline in ...

MARCH 30, 2022

University Outbreak Shows Risks as Flu Returns

A rapidly spreading influenza outbreak, which occurred at the University of Michigan, highlights the potential ...

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Having a Primary Care Provider Boosts Flu Vaccination Rates

People with a primary care provider are twice as likely to receive a flu shot than those without a PCP.

DECEMBER 15, 2021

FDA Approves First Multidose Vial for Pandemic Flu Vaccine

Multidose vials for influenza vaccination increases the speed and efficiency of vaccination, which would be ...

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

CDC Updates Vaccine Recommendations for Coming Flu Season

For the 2019-2020 influenza season, the CDC and Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) continue to ...

OCTOBER 24, 2019