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

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

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

“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.

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

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

The government wants Moderna to push forward with various bird flu vaccines as well as mRNA shots for other influenza strains ...

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

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