Flu vaccines didn't work that well in the US, officials find

NEW YORK — As the U.S. flu season winds down, health officials say the flu vaccine didn’t work very well, with one of its worst effectiveness rates in more than a decade. A new strain that dominated ...
Adelaide Now

Queensland urges flu vaccination as record-breaking season looms

Queensland is bracing for a record-breaking flu season, with a Mater Hospital professor urging pregnant women and parents of young children to get vaccinated before the virus explodes. With flu cases ...

You need exactly 7 hours and 19 minutes sleep to avoid this chronic illness

Forget the golden threshold of eight hours of sleep, you only really need seven hours, 19 minutes and 12 seconds. If you ...
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 ...
KOAT Albuquerque

When to visit a doctor or hospital for a flu case

YOU’RE WATCHING KOAT ACTION SEVEN NEWS. IT MIGHT BE GETTING WARMER, BUT WE’RE STILL IN THE MIDST OF FLU SEASON. KOAT UNM UNM. HEALTH EXPERT DOCTOR ASH SPOKE WITH ME ABOUT WHEN PEOPLE SHOULD STAY HOME, ...
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, ...
Boston Herald

Moderna says the FDA will consider its new flu shot after resolving a public dispute

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration will consider whether to approve Moderna’s new flu vaccine after all, resolving a dispute that had blocked the company’s application for the first-of ...
CNBC

FDA agrees to review Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine application in a reversal

Moderna said the Food and Drug Administration has agreed to review its experimental mRNA flu shot, reversing an earlier decision to refuse to accept the application. The FDA is slated to make a ...
Detroit News

FDA reverses course and will review Moderna’s mRNA-based flu shot

The Food and Drug Administration has reversed course and agreed to review Moderna’s application for the first mRNA-based flu vaccine under a revised approach, company and federal officials said ...
New York Post

FDA reverses decision not to review Moderna’s new flu vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration has reversed its decision not to review a new flu vaccine from Moderna, the pharmaceutical company said Wednesday. Last week, the FDA sent a missive to Moderna ...
The Boston Globe

FDA reverses course, will review Moderna flu shot after controversial refusal

The Food and Drug Administration will review Moderna’s new flu vaccine after initially refusing to review the candidate, the Cambridge biotech announced early Wednesday. The FDA’s decision not to ...
CNN

FDA reverses course and will review Moderna’s mRNA flu shot, company says

The US Food and Drug Administration has reversed course and will review a new mRNA flu vaccine from Moderna, the pharmaceutical company said Wednesday. About two weeks ago, the FDA sent Moderna a ...