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People at risk of exposure to avian flu on the Isle of Man have been invited to take up the offer of a flu vaccine. Manx Care and the island's public health directorate said it wanted to lower the ...

The NUDGE-FLU (Nationwide Utilization of Danish Government Electronic Letter System for Increasing Influenza Vaccine Uptake) trial was conducted during the 2022-2023 influenza season in adults ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (TNS) — Bird flu outbreaks sent egg prices soaring in recent months, in some cases north of $9 per dozen. While the virus also spread to dairy cattle, the outbreaks didn’t ...

The effectiveness of annual flu vaccines varies depending on how well the vaccine matches the circulating virus. The effectiveness of vaccines ranges from 19% to 60% in any given season.

Now there are growing worries about next year’s flu vaccinations. This week, the Food and Drug Administration — now with vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the helm — unexpectedly and ...

The Food and Drug Administration’s abrupt decision on Wednesday to cancel next month’s vaccine advisory committee meeting — where experts recommend the strains for next season’s flu shot ...

The annual meeting helps discern what vaccines are to be made for the next flu season. Night News Reporter Night News Reporter Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ...

It's an important meeting. What's the plan for flu vaccines this year," Dr. Paul Offit, a member of the FDA advisory committee and director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital ...

The meeting of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee, or VRBPAC, is held every March “to pick flu strains, because it’s a six-month production cycle for a vaccine rel ...

Government moves to review funding for mRNA vaccines Biden administration had awarded contract in its final days US health officials are reevaluating a $590 million contract for bird flu shots that ...

(Bloomberg) -- US health officials are reevaluating a $590 million contract for bird flu shots that the Biden administration awarded to Moderna Inc., people familiar with the matter said.