Oscar-winning 'Jaws' actor Richard Dreyfuss was forced to cancel his appearance at SharkCon, due to his hospitalization with ...

At the surface, the immune response to a flu virus is simple. Some cells recognize the pathogen and send a signal to the ...

As South Africans continue to experience the winter chill, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases ( NICD is urging ...

Although the avian flu (H5N1) virus may not be making the news as frequently, it is still working hard behind the scenes, ...

The (first) flu shot is free for people who meet certain criteria, such as being 65 and over, pregnant, Aboriginal and Torres ...

New versions of the H5N1 virus are increasingly adept at spreading. Suggestions to either let it rip in poultry or vaccinate the birds could backfire.

RFK Jr.'s CDC panel backs flu vaccinations, recommends thimerosal-free shots A new CDC vaccine panel, handpicked by RFK Jr., released an updated list of recommended vaccines.

An advisory panel recently appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voted Thursday to walk back long-standing recommendations for flu vaccines containing an ingredient that the anti ...

The Trump administration’s vaccine advisers took up an old flu-shot debate: whether it’s time to wipe out the last small fraction of those vaccines that contain a controversial preservative ...

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisory committee endorsed fall flu vaccinations Thursday for just about every American, but with a twist.

New CDC vaccine advisers endorse thimerosal-free flu vaccines, despite no evidence of harm from the preservative By Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell, CNN Jun 26, 2025 Updated Jul 1, 2025 ...

The external committee advising the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccine policy voted that all adults in the country receive a seasonal flu shot in single-dose forms that are ...