Flu season comes around every year. And so should your plan to get your flu shot. The shot, also known as the influenza vaccine, is a vaccine that protects against the influenza viruses.

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Influenza viruses mutate frequently (which is why the flu vaccine changes from year to year) and the more mammals that have bird flu, the higher the chances are of a significant mutation occurring.

More than 126,800 birds in New York have been affected by the avian flu since 2022, including thousands of new infections uncovered in recent months in New York parks, commercial flocks and ...

The 25,000-subject study is testing a nucleoside-modified mRNA (modRNA), quadrivalent vaccine that is targeted against four strains of the flu virus that the World Health Organization (WHO ...

The Trump administration has intervened in the release of important studies on the bird flu, as an outbreak escalates across the United States. One of the studies would reveal whether ...

Between 500 and 1,000 suspected cases of H5N1, also called avian flu, have been reported in Massachusetts birds. Sharing scientific data is important to track the outbreak. Just as Massachusetts ...

Bird flu has arrived in Ulster County. About 50 chickens and ducks died at a local farm. The two remaining were euthanized. Workers on dairy and poultry farms and at culling operations are at ...

The trial looked at the efficacy of mRNA-1083 in one group of adults 65 years and older who received Moderna’s jab or Sanofi’s high-dose flu vaccine Fluzone HD, co-administered with Moderna ...

I would recommend people seek health care," says Janz. It’s not too late to get your annual flu shot, the experts say. The influenza vaccine can help protect against flu and its complications ...

Will the seasonal flu vaccine protect the public from the bird flu? No, the seasonal flu vaccine will not protect patients from catching the bird flu. However, I strongly encourage everyone to get ...