On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that the government will invest $176 million in Moderna to expedite the ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has the latest on the current bird flu outbreak. If you live near ...

Public health officials in at least one state are now offering money as an incentive to encourage people to get screened or ...

Tasmanians are being encouraged to get their influenza vaccinations early as the state reports nearly 800 confirmed flu cases ...

The health secretary has chipped away at the idea that immunizing children against measles and other diseases is a public ...

Afterward, only one dose is required each year. Because the vaccine changes, it must be given annually. Flu season runs from about October to March. If you receive your influenza vaccine in January, ...

In early 2025, publication of a CDC report on H5N1 flu spreading from cattle to people was delayed. USDA personnel working on bird flu response were laid off; the department later struggled to ...

"We are definitely telling people that the flu is circulating in the community," Dr Wright said. "Now is the time to get your vaccine, particularly if you're a vulnerable person." The advice was ...

recommend getting the yellow fever vaccine if you plan on traveling to places where exposure to yellow fever is high. Some people with yellow fever only experience flu-like symptoms and recover ...

The vaccine ... flu were protected from the worst symptoms and death when later exposed to H5N1 from Texas cattle. Ferrets that were just given H5N1 flu got sick and died. "I can't tell you ...

That’s why the government has funded efforts to protect farmworkers and monitor them for signs of bird flu, like red eyes or flu-like symptoms. “Every time a worker gets sick, you’re rolling ... out a ...