Moderna this week announced positive data from a phase 3 trial of its messenger RNA vaccine against seasonal influenza, which ...

The CDC data included 158 children who died who were eligible for a vaccine and whose vaccination status was known. ... Annual flu vaccines target last year’s circulating strains of the virus.

Moderna said on Monday its influenza vaccine was found to be 26.6% more effective than an approved annual flu shot from GSK ...

But before the pandemic, flu had long since established itself as an annual threat. ... According to data from the CDC, 57 pediatric flu deaths have been reported so far this season nationally.

Meanwhile, over 100,000 people have been hospitalized with the annual flu so far this season and at least 9.1 million have been infected, according to CDC data.

“In fact, data from the CDC shows that last season, the annual flu shot reduced the risk of flu-related hospitalization and doctor visits by as much as 40%. 2 Now is the time to get your annual ...

Shah says that data analysis is still very early (flu season is still going on, after all), but in December the CDC reported on data collected since September 2024 to find out how accurate this ...

This year, that data showed that the yearly flu shot was 34.5% effective at preventing flu-related hospitalizations in Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

For the week ending Nov. 23, clinical laboratories tested 44,867 specimens for flu viruses, of which 2.5% were positive. Among the positive results, influenza A accounted for 1,055 (95.1%) of ...

Why the CDC is warning that this flu season is on track to be one of the worst in a decade 03:26. This season's influenza vaccine may have been a poor match to a strain of the flu virus that ...

The world of seasonal flu prevention was jolted when preliminary research from Cleveland Clinic revealed unexpected data about infection rates among vaccinated healthcare workers. The findings ...

U.S. health officials recommends that everyone 6 months and older get an annual flu vaccination. About 44% of adults got flu shots this winter, the same as last winter. But coverage of children is ...