The flu shot is different this year, thanks to COVID - NPR
Oct 17, 2024 · People getting the flu shot this year will be vaccinated against three commonly circulating strains instead of four, after one went extinct during the pandemic. Mark J. Terrill/AP. This year’s...
CDC finds flu shots 42% effective this season, better than ...
Feb 29, 2024 · This season's influenza vaccines have been 42% effective so far, according to a new interim estimate from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, amounting to protection against the...
Needle-free influenza vaccine on the horizon - Medical Xpress
1 day ago · The vaccine platform's useability extends beyond human influenza, and could be used to prevent avian influenza, swine influenza, and other animal flus as the vaccine technology is robust and cost ...
Moderna says mRNA flu shot generates better immune response in ... - CNN
Sep 13, 2023 · CNN — Moderna said Wednesday that its experimental mRNA-based seasonal flu vaccine generated a stronger immune response against four strains of the flu virus than a currently marketed...
Flu Vaccines for 65+: New Findings on 'Super' Shots - WebMD
Oct 11, 2024 · Researchers are learning more about enhanced flu vaccines. Learn what the latest findings show, how available the vaccines are, and who should consider getting one.
FDA clears Novavax to resume trials of Covid-19 and flu combo vaccine
1 day ago · MRNA. Novavax has received the green light from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to resume clinical trials for its Covid-19 and influenza combination vaccine (CIC) and standalone ...
Pfizer Initiates Phase 3 Study of mRNA-Based Influenza Vaccine
Sep 14, 2022 · First Phase 3 efficacy study to be conducted using an mRNA-based influenza vaccine; study will enroll 25,000 U.S. adults 18 years and older. Influenza causes 140,000 to 710,000 hospitalizations and 12,000 to 52,000 deaths in the U.S. every year1.
New mRNA Flu Shots Are Coming | TIME
Sep 14, 2022 · Moderna and Pfizer are testing mRNA flu shots that target the strains most likely to circulate during the 2022 flu season.
Flu shots have changed this year — here's why | Live Science
Oct 2, 2024 · For more than a decade, the annual flu shot has protected against four types of the influenza virus — but this year, that has changed. In the United States, vaccines for the 2024-2025 flu...
Pfizer and BioNTech Provide Update on mRNA-based Combination Vaccine …
Aug 16, 2024 · Pfizer also provides update on its separate Phase 2 second-generation trivalent influenza mRNA vaccine trial which showed encouraging data demonstrating robust immunogenicity against all strains compared to a standard of care influenza vaccine