Christopher Goodier about why the flu vaccination is especially important during pregnancy. Dr. Goodier is an Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a maternal fetal medicine specialist ...

Protection from flu vaccines takes a couple of weeks to kick in, so getting one now may protect you ahead of the holidays. Jessica is a writer on the Wellness team with a focus on health ...

a disease declared eliminated in the United States in 2000 that is making a big comeback due in part to anti-vaccination myths and misconceptions. An example is the nasal spray flu vaccine, which is a ...

They can also reduce ... Aug. 20, 2024 — Scientists have discovered why the flu vaccine can perform poorly. They found that a specific type of immune cell, called T follicular helper cells ...

Fall in Western New York is a great time of year, when more thought is likely given to how our football team is doing than to getting the flu vaccine. But fall is the perfect time to get ready for ...

The 25,000-subject study is testing a nucleoside-modified mRNA (modRNA), quadrivalent vaccine that is targeted against four strains of the flu virus that the World Health Organization (WHO ...

Aug. 15, 2024 — A unique influenza vaccine candidate that's inhaled appears safe and could bolster protection against seasonal and pandemic influenza for people ... New Two-Step Flu Vaccine ...

Receiving an annual flu vaccination is the best way to protect yourself and others against the flu and severe illness. Despite extensive research supporting the safety of flu vaccines and hundreds of ...

Highly pathogenic avian flu outbreaks hit more poultry farms in the United States and abroad, putting pressure on the industry as H5N1 and related virus continue an unprecedented spread across ...

has won a federal contract to produce a stockpile of vaccines in case of a pandemic of avian influenza, or bird flu. Under terms of the $22 million contract, awarded by the Biomedical Advanced ...

In our country, on average, between 5,000 and 15,000 people die from the flu each year. Vaccination becomes essential." In Italy, diseases like pneumonia and flu are among the top ten causes of death.