Tag: flu
FDA cancels vaccine advisory meeting for choosing flu shots
FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seen in Silver Spring, Maryland November 4, 2009. Jason Reed | ReutersA [...]
F.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu Shots
The cancellation plays into fears among scientists who worry that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will use his position as health secretary to sow doubts about [...]
Agriculture Department Moves to Rehire Some Bird Flu Response Workers
It’s the latest instance of the Trump administration having to reverse course after making sweeping cuts.
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Biden Officials Prepare for Potential Bird Flu Outbreak With Added Money
The administration is committing an additional $306 million toward battling the virus, and will distribute the money before President-elect Donald J. [...]
Moderna combination Covid, flu vaccine shows positive late-stage data
Empty bottles of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine.Fred Tanneau | AFP | Getty ImagesModerna on Monday said its combination vaccine that targets both Covid-19 [...]
Biden Administration to Pay Dairy Farmers for Bird Flu Protective Measures
The payment system amounted to one of the most forceful actions taken so far by agriculture officials who have raced to keep up with the spread of the [...]
The Fight to Fend Off Bird Flu With Lasers and Inflatable Dancers
Some poultry growers are turning to innovative tactics to protect their flocks, deploying deterrents like drones, air horns, balloons and decoy predat [...]
Lasers, Inflatable Dancers and the Fight to Fend Off Avian Flu
Some poultry growers are turning to innovative tactics to protect their flocks, deploying deterrents like drones, air horns, balloons and decoy predat [...]
Pfizer combination Covid, flu vaccine shows positive trial data
CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesPfizer on Thursday said its combination vaccine candidates targeting Covid and the flu will move to a final-st [...]
Moderna combination Covid, flu vaccine shows positive data
Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesModerna on Wednesday said its combination vaccine targeting Covid and the flu will move to a final stage trial in [...]
Universal flu vaccine based on mRNA tech to be tested by NIH
A woman receives a booster dose of the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a vaccination centre in Antwerp, Belgium, February 1, 2022.Jo [...]
U.S. Considers Vaccinating Chickens Amid Bird Flu Outbreak
The largest outbreak of avian influenza in U.S. history has driven up egg prices and raised concerns about a human pandemic, though C.D.C. experts say [...]
Can bird flu jump to humans? The threat of avian influenza, explained.
Maybe you’ve noticed: Eggs are really expensive.
By late last year, the average cost of a dozen Grade A large eggs had more than doubled since Jan [...]
What we learned from the Covid-19, flu, and RSV tripledemic
The triple threat of influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (or RSV), and Covid-19 has been another stress test for a battered US health care syste [...]
Three Montana Grizzly Bears Euthanized After Testing Positive for Avian Flu
The bears are believed to have contracted the virus from eating diseased birds, according to the state’s Fish, Wildlife and Parks service.
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