By Dani Blum This flu season has been particularly brutal, and it isn’t showing signs of letting up. Since October, there have been at least 24 million cases in the United States. The Centers ...

Scientists Design Workaround That Improves Response to Flu Vaccine Dec. 19, 2024 — Stitching together four molecules found in the standard flu vaccine ensures an immune response to all of them ...

Dairy worker in Nevada becomes second person in nation to be infected with the bird flu. The worker was exposed while working with infected dairy cattle when he contracted the D1.1 genotype bird ...

Understanding the flu shot effectiveness timeline can reduce your risk of getting or spreading the flu. It takes about two weeks for the flu shot to protect you from the flu after you receive it.

A dairy worker in Nevada has been confirmed to be infected by a new bird flu strain found to be spreading among cows in the state last week. That strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus, called D1.1 by ...

The US is in the throes of an unusually intense and severe flu season, with hospitalization rates topping the levels seen with Covid-19 at some points of the pandemic. On top of the flu infection ...

A new report suggests that more Americans may be walking around with bird flu − and not even know it. Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention randomly tested 150 ...

The flu is walloping every corner of Massachusetts in an unusual second surge of the season, with people reporting flu-like symptoms at rates higher than any other winter peak since before COVID ...

One indicator of flu activity is the percentage of doctor’s office visits driven by flu-like symptoms. Last week, that number was clearly higher than the peak of any winter flu season since 2009 ...

“Pasteurization kills the bird flu virus, so all pasteurized dairy products (milk, cream, yogurt, cheese, etc.) are safe,” added Schaffner. “There is a risk to consuming unpasteurized milk ...

If it seems like everyone around you is sick with the flu, you're not alone. The United States is facing what appears to be one of the worst flu seasons in over a decade. Doctor visits for ...

By Emily Anthes Three dairy veterinarians, including one who worked only in states with no known bird flu outbreaks in cows, had recent, undetected bird flu infections, according to a new study ...