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The World Got Lucky With the Previous Flu Pandemic
The Atlantic· 3 days agoOf the known flu pandemics, 2009’s took the fewest lives; during the H1N1 pandemic that preceded it, which began in 1918, a flu virus ...
The chicken and egg problem of fighting another flu pandemic
The Columbian· 2 days ago“It’s almost comical to be using a 1940s technology for a 21st-century pandemic,” said Rick Bright, who led the Health and Human Services Department’s Biomedical Advanced ...
A Rare Take on Young Love
The Atlantic· 1 day agoThis is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and...
Dr. Fauci's accomplishments in public health for over half a century: A look back
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe COVID-19 pandemic Fauci was thrust into the political and media spotlight when COVID-19 overtook the U.S. and the world...
2-in-1 shot for flu and COVID shows promise in advanced trial
LiveScience· 1 hour agoAn experimental two-in-one vaccine triggered strong immune responses against both the flu and SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID-19, in an advanced clinical trial that included adults ages 50 ...
First human death in Mexico from H5N2 influenza strain adds to bird flu anxiety
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 days agoScientists are scrambling to understand the rapidly evolving bird flu situation in North America, as...
First Ever Human Case Of H5N2 Bird Flu Leads To Death In Mexico
IFLScience· 4 days agoA man in Mexico has died after contracting the first lab-confirmed human infection with H5N2 bird...
Farmworkers Face High-Risk Exposures to Bird Flu, but Testing Isn't Reaching Them | KQED
KQED· 22 hours agoFarmworkers rarely do that because many lack health insurance and paid sick leave, said Elizabeth...
Moderna flu/COVID combo beats immune responses for approved shots in phase 3 after speedy season
FierceBiotech· 12 hours agoModerna’s combo flu and COVID-19 vaccine zipped through a late-stage trial this winter, and the...
A man in Mexico died with one form of bird flu, but US officials remain focused on another
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe mysterious death of a man in Mexico who had one kind of bird flu is unrelated to outbreaks of a...