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

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

This flu-like illness you’ve never heard of is rising — what you need to know

“When I hear someone say, ‘Oh my god, it’s March or April and I have the flu,’ my answer usually is, you may look like you have the flu, you may act like you have the flu, but you have human ...

One Nasal Spray Could Protect Against COVID, Flu, Pneumonia, and More

“Imagine getting a nasal spray in the fall months that protects you from all respiratory viruses, including COVID-19, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus, and the common cold, as well as bacterial ...
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Scientists are about to unleash the 1st ever universal vaccine

Stanford Medicine researchers reported this week that an intranasal vaccine formula protected mice against a striking range ...

New Research Shows a Single Nasal Spray Could One Day Protect Against COVID, the Flu, Pneumonia, and Even Asthma

In early experiments, researchers developed a vaccine that can be administered as a nasal spray and appears to train the ...

Universal Vaccine Blocks Viruses, Bacteria, And Allergies With a Nasal Spray

The new GLA-3M-052-LS+OVA vaccine can be delivered as a nasal spray. Three doses protected mice from infection from SARS-CoV-2 and other coronaviruses for three months, and reduced the viral load in ...
The Hill

European health agency recommends approving Moderna’s combined flu, COVID vaccine

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced Friday it has recommended Moderna’s combined mRNA COVID-19 and flu vaccine be granted market authorization in the European Union, marking the first time ...
Fast Company

Europe just approved a combined flu and COVID shot. Why hasn’t the US?

On Friday, Moderna’s mCombriax—a combined vaccine for both the flu and COVID—was recommended for authorization by European regulators, which opens the door for the vaccine’s approval in the European ...
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 ...
New York Post

‘Universal’ nasal spray vax could protect against COVID, flu — and even allergies

Flu and COVID and allergies, oh my! With a record-breaking flu season still underway — and spring allergies just around the corner — you may find your medicine cabinet packed to the brim with ...
Yahoo

Combination nasal spray vaccine could protect against COVID, flu and pneumonia at once

A single spritz could eventually offer simultaneous protection against several infectious diseases. Researchers at Stanford Medicine have developed a new vaccine that could prevent multiple viruses at ...