Spanish flu pandemic was caused by a particularly virulent strain of influenza virus. It infected 500 million people, caused ...

“Although individual vaccines have been developed and approved for use in humans against SARS-CoV-2 and influenza viruses, ...

In 2023, Moderna initiated a study on a “pandemic influenza vaccine” to protect against H5 and H7 avian influenza viruses. In ...

Paul Kelly, whose turkey business has previously been hit by bird flu, is among those calling for a vaccination scheme for ...

Moderna has been awarded approximately $590 million from the federal government to help speed up the development of an ...

While drugmakers are hard at work on the shots, they’re not yet ready to blunt the impact of a potential pandemic.

Suresh Mittal, Distinguished Professor of Virology in the College of Veterinary Medicine, presented “Universal Influenza Vaccine — An Aspiration or Reality?” at the Westwood Lecture Series on Jan. 28.

The US Department of HHS is awarding the pharmaceutical company Moderna $590 million to continue developing a vaccine to protect against bird flu.

Sec. Mike Naig says the U.S. government is using what he describes as a three-legged stool approach to address the virus in ...

The Department of Health and Human Services has granted millions of dollars to Moderna to speed up bird flu vaccine development.

Flu-like illnesses are rising in NC and locally, with 36 related deaths statewide so far in 2025, causing hospitals to ...

The flu is linked to about 3,000-49,000 deaths and 200,000 hospitalizations each year in the U.S. The seasonal flu vaccine was created to help prevent these epidemics. Type A flu or influenza A ...