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

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

Vaccinating poultry against bird flu is still not allowed in the UK despite a rise in farm outbreaks.

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

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

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.

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

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 ...

"Of the children we're testing, 40% for the last two weeks have tested positive for influenza A," said Dr. Sato.