Rising flu cases in North Texas are hitting hospitals, forcing school closures. See influenza symptoms, how to get a test, ...

Yes—but at a slightly smaller dose than teens and adults. Children who are 2 weeks to 12 years old take a twice-daily dose ...

Dec. 19, 2024 — Stitching together four molecules found in the standard flu vaccine ensures an immune response to all of them, scientists have ... Flu Virus Remains Infectious in Refrigerated ...

The government has two bird flu vaccine candidates in limited quantities in its stockpile. Biden administration officials have said they have no current plans to authorize them. Dr. Nahid ...

As of Dec. 21, 144.6 million doses of flu vaccine had been distributed in the United States for the 2024–25 season, according to the CDC. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention strongly ...

At Aspyn Acres Wildlife Rehab and Farm Sanctuary in Waseca, stringent biosecurity protocols are in place to prevent bird flu spread, said founder Chasity Haslip. “Any birds that come in to us ...

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"All those with lung conditions, aged six months and over, are automatically eligible for a free flu vaccine as part of our national programme, including those with asthma." "As noted, people with ...

A lung health charity is calling on the Scottish Government to offer free flu jabs to people in their 50s, warning that the current flu season has left hospitals across the country at ‘breaking ...

Eighteen walk-in vaccination sites are to be set up in Taipei starting on Thursday to offer free flu shots to the public, the city’s Department of Health said today. Citizens are advised to receive ...

Professor Lau Yu-lung, chairman of the Scientific Committee on Vaccine Preventable Diseases ... health system would be alleviated if the flu vaccination rates for children aged below six and ...