Older adults who were exposed to seasonal flu viruses that circulated prior to 1968 are more likely to have some protection against H5N1, and children would benefit more from H5N1 vaccines.

Catani and colleagues provide data on antigenic properties of neuraminidase proteins of pandemic H1N1 and show that antigenic diversity of the neuraminidase from 2009 to 2020 largely falls into two ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

As the medical community monitors the risk of avian influenza outbreaks to humans, health influencers are claiming that black seed oil -- an extract from a shrub that grows around the world -- can ...

"This black seed oil is so potent -- 90 percent killing all avian influenza virus, called H5N1, known as bird flu," claims Bryan Ardis in a February 3 Instagram reel. Different versions of claims ...

The FDA this week confirmed the cancellation of a meeting of a vaccine advisory committee to select a strain for this year’s flu vaccine ... for the 2025-2026 influenza season,” the agency ...

(CNN) — The worst flu season the United States has had in ... “Given the high levels of influenza activity and severity in the United States this season, increasing influenza vaccination ...