Harsh flu season has health officials worried about brain complications in children
Federal health officials are trying to tell if this year's harsh flu season led to an increase in a rare but dangerous brain ...
Flu shot less effective this season for some kids, CDC report suggests
So far this season, the vaccine's protection against flu hospitalization was at least 63% for children and at least 41% for adults. These estimates of effectiveness against hospitalization, released ...
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Doctors Explain When Flu-Like Symptoms Warrant an ER Visit
Most people will recover from viruses like the flu, COVID, and RSV without medical care, but some patients might need a trip ...
USDA reveals plan to lower egg prices amid bird flu
With egg prices soaring due to a severe bird flu outbreak, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a $1 billion ...
FDA cancels meeting to update next season's flu vaccines
The Food and Drug Administration unexpectedly canceled an annual meeting of its advisers to update next season's influenza ...
The flu may be attacking more children’s brains than usual this year
Doctors around the US have anecdotally reported an uptick of children critically ill with the flu developing severe, ...
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FDA flu shot meeting is abruptly canceled
A planned meeting of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration committee to recommend the makeup of seasonal flu shots for the 20 ...
Flu's deadly toll rises in Michigan as 2 kids die in Kent County, 1 in Macomb County
The deaths of 2 children in Kent County were announced Thursday as well as one in Macomb County, bringing the statewide total ...
Meeting of FDA vaccine advisers canceled, committee member says
This is the second cancellation to vaccine-related advisory panels since RFK Jr. took the helm at the Department of Health and Human Services.
‘We Were Told Nothing.’ What to Know About the Canceled Meeting to Discuss the Next Flu Shot
The meeting cancellation came one day before the CDC issued its weekly MMWR report, a scientific update on the latest ...
FDA Cancels Critical Flu Vaccine Meeting With No Explanation
The Food and Drug Administration abruptly canceled a critical meeting of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products ...