When the seasonal flu strikes, most people expect the familiar lineup of fever, aches and congestion. But for many patients, dizziness emerges as an unexpected and troubling symptom that can ...

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Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American ’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. This is the final episode of our three-part series on bird flu. (You can listen to episode one here and episode ...

A CDC advisory panel voted 5–1 to recommend only flu vaccines without the preservative thimerosal, a mercury-containing compound used as a preservative in vaccines and other drugs. Doctors and ...

Moderna Inc. said its experimental flu shot met its goal in a late-stage trial, clearing the path for its broader strategy of selling combination vaccines. The shot’s efficacy was 27 percent ...

Seasonal flu-related hospitalizations and outpatient visits reached a 15-year high during the 2024-25 season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Hand‑picked CDC panel endorses flu shots for all but recommends avoiding thimerosal vials—a win for skeptics that may affect cost and trust.

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s newly appointed Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) upheld recommendations for the fall flu vaccination to be administered to ...

Moderna said that the result – which showed its shot was around 26.6% more effective than the comparator – sets up regulatory filings both for mRNA-1010 and its combination flu and COVID-19 ...

The panel's majority vote to recommend against flu vaccines with thimerosal is unlikely to impact many Americans, since the mercury-based preservative is already rarely used in the shots.

H5N1 is a strain of type A avian influenza virus, commonly referred to as bird flu. It primarily affects birds, especially farmed poultry such as chickens, ducks, turkeys, and geese. However it ...

Two cases of bird flu have been confirmed in Wales in different parts of the country. It is the first time the highly infectious virus has been identified in a poultry flock since 2023.