Toward A Universal Covid Vaccine

This dynamic underscores the need for a universal vaccine, a potential game-changer that could neutralize ... since the virus emerged in early 2020, we have seen several iterations of the COVID ... Read More

Vaccines News

Changes in Flu Circulation Means U.S. Likely to See Vaccines Move from Quadrivalent to Trivalent Feb. 29, 2024 — U.S. flu vaccines are likely to move from quadrivalent to trivalent due to a ... Read More

Study shows potential for universal flu vaccine with broad antibody response

This vaccine could be effective against all influenza virus strains, even those having pandemic potential ... Considering the experimental results, vaccination and prior infection are not ... Read More

Influenza News

Feb. 29, 2024 — U.S. flu vaccines are likely to move from quadrivalent to trivalent due to a change in circulating influenza viruses, according to a new ... Feb. 19, 2024 — The prospect of the ... Read More

New ‘One-And-Done’ Vaccine Method Could Protect Infants—From Covid, Flu—With Just A Single Shot, Study Suggests

A patient getting vaccine. Vaccines for diseases like the flu are updated annually to accommodate for new variants, while vaccines for some diseases like COVID-19 are updated less frequently to ... Read More

New vaccine strategy may mean the end of the line for endless boosters

Their flu vaccine will also likely be delivered in the form of a spray, as many people have an aversion to needles. "Respiratory infections move through the nose, so a spray might be an easier ... Read More

Just Ask: Patients in the ER Are Willing to Get a Flu Shot

Simply asking patients to get the flu vaccine, and combining it with helpful video and print messages, is enough to persuade many who visit emergency departments to roll up their sleeves, according to ... Read More

Pharmaceutical firms to supply record doses of the flu vaccine

Studies showed it is safe to receive COVID-19 and flu vaccine shots at the same time, said Satoshi Kamayachi, an executive board member of the Japan Medical Association, at a news conference on ... Read More

Complexity of COVID-19 vaccine program leads to concerns about potential for error: STAT

leading to concerns about the potential for more errors in the administration of vaccines, reported news portal STAT on Wednesday. Even before the addition of the new booster shots, more than ... Read More

‘Game changer’ UTI vaccine stops infection for nine years

Recurring urinary tract infections (UTIs) can be prevented for up to nine years with an oral spray vaccine, a landmark British trial has shown. Experts said the treatment was a “game changer” for ... Read More

‘Game changer’ UTI vaccine stops infection for nine years

Recurring urinary tract infections (UTIs) can be prevented for up to nine years with an oral spray vaccine, a landmark British trial has shown. Experts said the treatment was a “game changer ... Read More