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People at risk of exposure to avian flu on the Isle of Man have been invited to take up the offer of a flu vaccine. Manx Care and the island's public health directorate said it wanted to lower the ...

The effectiveness of annual flu vaccines varies depending on how well the vaccine matches the circulating virus. The effectiveness of vaccines ranges from 19% to 60% in any given season.

Now there are growing worries about next year’s flu vaccinations. This week, the Food and Drug Administration — now with vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the helm — unexpectedly and ...

The annual meeting helps discern what vaccines are to be made for the next flu season. Night News Reporter Night News Reporter Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ...

It's an important meeting. What's the plan for flu vaccines this year," Dr. Paul Offit, a member of the FDA advisory committee and director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital ...

(Bloomberg) -- US health officials are reevaluating a $590 million contract for bird flu shots that the Biden administration awarded to Moderna Inc., people familiar with the matter said.

Experts are concerned about the impact on upcoming flu vaccine availability. A Food and Drug Administration vaccine advisory committee meeting that was set to discuss what flu strains to include ...

The U.S. government awarded Moderna $590 million in January to advance the development of its bird flu vaccine. This was in addition to the $176 million awarded by the U.S. Department of Health ...

Here we look at England’s flu vaccine uptake for people aged 65 years and over, as well as how the UK compares internationally. The ambition for flu vaccine coverage is to reach or exceed 75% uptake ...