Since the summer, the U.S. has begun preparing about 10 million doses of a vaccine that they think will be effective against H5N1 bird flu. Federal officials have elected not to use the vaccine ...

On Feb. 27, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) canceled the meeting of its vaccine advisory committee to select strains for next flu season’s vaccine. The cancellation sparked concern among ...

Bird flu isn’t part of the “quad-demic” of viruses circulating ... million to help accelerate the development of a bird flu vaccine. The agency announced its backing of the Massachusetts ...

This week, the Food and Drug Administration — now with vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the helm — unexpectedly and ...

The quad-demic refers to Covid ... and adults.” You can get vaccines for the flu and for Covid, but the RSV vaccine is only recommended for adults 60 years old and up. Norovirus has no treatment.

The U.S. has seen earlier and more intense surges of the flu and RSV this year than is typical, pediatrician Dr. Ryan Fulton notes.

After the FDA canceled a key advisory meeting, government doctors stepped in to propose a trivalent flu vaccine for the upcoming 2025-26 season.

The seasonal flu vaccine is not designed to boost protection against H5N1, but there are different kinds of vaccines that health authorities have prepared for a potential bird flu pandemic.