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The NHS is on “high alert” as the number of people in hospital with flu reached the highest ever for this time of year amid continuing…

December 1, 20253 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmChanging the FDA’s Vaccine Approval Process Could Threaten COVID, Flu Protection for ChildrenThe FDA is reportedly mulling…

NSW experiencing ‘unusually prolonged flu season’Natasha MayNew South Wales is experiencing an “unusually prolonged flu season” which is continuing to affect hospitals across the state, NSW…

November 24, 20253 min readFirst Human Dies of Rare H5N5 Bird Flu Strain. Here’s What You Need to KnowH5N1 bird flu has been circulating in U.S.…

November 24, 20255 min readIs the U.S. in Store for Another Brutal Flu Season?U.S. flu rates remain low, but experts are keeping an eye on a…

UK poultry producers are battling a “bad season” of bird flu, with cases much worse than at this point last year, putting a squeeze on supplies…

A Washington state resident has preliminarily tested positive for bird flu, marking the first human case in the U.S. in nine months.The Washington State Department of…

November 13, 20253 min readAre Turkeys at Risk of Bird Flu This Thanksgiving?Nearly two million U.S. turkeys have died from bird flu in recent months. An…

Future antibody therapies could target H5N1 avian influenza virus (green).Credit: Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo LibraryResearchers are increasingly developing antibody therapies to treat infectious diseases. Therapies are being…

How Are Annual Flu Vaccines Made?Immunologist Zachary Rubin explains how the World Health Organization decides which strains of influenza end up in annual flu vaccines.By Zachary…