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Swine flu detected in UK person: What is H1N2 virus?
Yahoo News UK· 6 months agoThe H1N2 flu strain has been circulating in pigs. (Getty Images) judith wagner via Getty Images A virus strain similar to a form of swine flu circulating...
If bird flu starts to spread among people, existing vaccines may be inadequate, experts say
NBC Universal via AOL· 1 year agoScientists have long worried about a bird flu pandemic. Experts say vaccines in the U.S. stockpile...
There might be stockpiles, but making an effective bird flu vaccine won’t be quick or easy
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoHealth officials have been steadfast in their assurances. The risk of H5N1 bird flu jumping into...
How do you make a universal flu vaccine? A microbiologist explains the challenges, and how mRNA...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBroad protection from a universal flu vaccine could replace seasonal flu shots. Flavio Coelho/Moment...
Two possible bird flu vaccines could be available within weeks, if needed
NBC News via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe U.S. has two vaccines ready that could begin shipping widely within a few weeks if the H5N1 bird...
AstraZeneca vaccine linked with ‘spike’ in cases of rare disease that can paralyse victims
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAnthony Shingler was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome after having the AstraZeneca vaccine -...
WHO's top scientist sounds alarm about bird flu and need for vaccine development
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 month agoWorld Health Organization’s top scientist said this week the recent bird flu outbreak is of “great...
The chicken and egg problem of fighting another flu pandemic
Salon via Yahoo News· 2 days agoA hand in a medical glove injects a syringe into a chicken egg Getty Images/Vika-Viktoria Even a...
More than 2,000 flu cases between October and Christmas in Boone County. Vaccination clinic planned
Columbia Daily Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe number of cases of influenza continue to rise in Boone County. The Columbia/Boone County...
Farmworkers face high-risk exposures to bird flu, but testing isn’t reaching them
Nebraska Examiner via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoFarmworkers face some of the most intense exposures to the bird flu virus, but advocates say many of...