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FDA issues flu vaccine recommendations for 2025-26 season
The Food and Drug Administration has issued recommendations for the composition of influenza shots for the upcoming ...
After canceling meeting of independent advisers, FDA issues 2025-26 flu vaccine recommendations
The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued recommendations for the composition of influenza shots for the ...
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Why This Year’s Flu Season Is the Worst in More Than a Decade
It’s not totally clear why flu is hitting so hard this year. One possibility is that it got off to a late start, so the ...
Could flu shot supply fall short this year? FDA's canceled meeting sparks worries
Flu vaccine makers may face a last-minute scramble to produce enough doses after an FDA advisory committee meeting was ...
Becker's Hospital Review14d
Flu shot effectiveness this season: 4 key takeaways
1. The flu vaccine was 41% to 55% effective at preventing hospitalizations among adults this season. For children and adolescents, these figures ranged from 63% to 78%. 2. The flu shot's effectiveness ...
Detroit News14d
Trump administration cancels meeting of FDA vaccine advisers, risking flu-shot delay
The timing of the meeting is crucial because flu vaccine production is a lengthy process, with some doses still made using chicken eggs. Each year, FDA advisers meet to formally decide which flu ...
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FDA cancels March meeting on flu vaccine composition without explanation
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 ...
Yahoo Finance15d
Health dept. reviewing bird flu vaccine deal with Moderna: RPT
Moderna (MRNA) stock is reacting to reports of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reconsidering its bird flu vaccine deal with the drug maker. Yahoo Finance senior health ...
CNN16d
FDA meeting to choose flu vaccine composition canceled without explanation
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 ...
CBC.ca17d
Manitoba's top doctor urges people to get flu shot amid late surge in influenza cases
Dr. Brent Roussin, the chief provincial public health officer, urged people to get their flu shot amid a surge in influenza cases and low vaccination rates. Provincial data shows cases of the ...
New York Post20d
RFK Jr.-led CDC kills flu shot campaign, cancels major vaccination conference
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention killed a campaign promoting seasonal flu shots and canceled a major conference with virus experts just days after outspoken vaccine skeptic Robert F.
The flu is going around Miami. Is it too late to get a vaccine? What the experts say
The good news is that influenza A — the strain predominantly circulating in Miami-Dade County and the rest of Florida — is one of three targeted by the 2024-2025 flu vaccine. The shot is trivalent, ...