The study has fueled vaccine skepticism, but experts stressed that the flu shot does not cause the flu, because it uses an inactivated virus. Even if this year's vaccine was ineffective ...

More U.S. adults say they’ve gotten the updated flu shot than the updated COVID-19 shot (42% vs. 27%) since the two vaccines became available in the United States last summer, according to a new Pew ...

Flu deaths in the U.S. reached a seven-year high in early 2025. Experts suggest vaccine hesitancy and the relaxation of vaccine requirements contributed to the surge in deaths. The U.S. Department ...

A new Cleveland Clinic study conducted in the United States on the flu vaccine has grabbed vaccine sceptics’ interest, prompting questions and concerns about the vaccine’s safety.

WHO recommends the influenza strains to be used in the vaccine for the coming flu seasons months in advance based on the strains that are currently circulating. On February 28, 2025, WHO ...

As vaccine skepticism gains a greater foothold in the Trump administration and some statehouses, some Americans may already be paying the price, with deaths from influenza on the rise. Flu-related ...

“It's a very late, long, severe season, so it's been a pretty extraordinary season,” said Dr. Helen Chu, an expert in respiratory diseases at the University of Washington. “It's the worst in ...

Still, it is uncertain whether the U.S. would ever broadly deploy an avian flu vaccine. Pitesky says that much of the power rests with farmers who raise broiler chickens for meat and export ...

Mar. 25, 2025 — Early animal studies show that a single vaccine could protect the recipient from different variants of the coronaviruses that cause COVID-19, the flu and the common cold.

Apr. 8, 2025 — Scientists have pioneered an influenza virus vector-based nasal spray vaccine platform and developed a nasal spray H5N1 avian influenza vaccine. During the early COVID-19 pandemic ...

Sam’s Club has shared big plans to expand and remodel stores. Walmart, which owns Sam’s Club, discussed the upcoming business plans during Walmart Inc.’s 2025 Investment Community Meeting ...

The company has also filed for FDA approval of its flu+Covid combination vaccine, mRNA-1083. If approved, it will be the first in the US to offer protection against flu and Covid-19 in a single shot.