COVID-19 Booster Dose: Who Gets the 3rd Jab? Experts Have Yet to Decide If All Brits Need Extra Protection

Medicine & Technology Aug 12, 2021

Scientists have yet to decide if all brits need another shot of the COVID-19 vaccine or a booster dose. Currently, the JVCI is examining blood test samples before granting the program.

WHO Reports Influenza Viruses Have Almost Vanished Globally During the Pandemic; Here's Why

Apr 30, 2021

Since COVID-19 started its worldwide transmission, cases of influenza viruses reported to the World Health Organization have plummeted to minuscule levels.

Nanoparticle Flu Vaccine Found Effective in Animal Trial, Blocks Seasonal and Pandemic Strains Like H5N1

Mar 25, 2021

Researchers from UW Medicine and the NIH have developed a new nanoparticle flu vaccine that can block seasonal and pandemic influenza strains that current vaccines cannot do.

Possibility of Universal Coronavirus Vaccine to Stop the Next Pandemic

Mar 04, 2021

A universal coronavirus vaccine is possible to stop a pandemic even before its onset. During the last two decades, three major pandemic threats have been generated by coronaviruses.

Tobacco Plant-Based Flu Vaccine Passed Clinical Trials For the First Time

Nov 09, 2020

For the first time, scientists have developed a flu vaccine based on tobacco plant that is comparable to commercial vaccines.

Novavax To Begin Phase 3 of Trials, Hopes To Soon Combine COVID-19 and Flu Vaccines

Sep 25, 2020

Novavax's vaccine candidate has produced the highest number of antibodies according to vaccine experts. As they enter the final stage of human trials, they will also be testing some participants with the flu vaccine at the same time.

Influenza Is Seasonal While COVID-19 Is 'One Big Wave'

Jul 28, 2020

At the most recent briefing of the WHO in Geneva earlier this week, experts reminded the public to follow basic guidelines during the pandemic. With people stuck with the mindset that COVID-19 may be seasonal like influenza, the WHO reminded people that the new virus is different and comes as 'one big wave.'

Flu Vaccine Proves Greater Effectiveness Against Viruses This Season

Feb 17, 2017

The importance of getting a flu vaccine was again proven this season. United States health officials have reported that flu vaccine is a good match for viruses in the current time.

Is The Flu Shot Worth It?

Jan 05, 2015

This year's flu shot has not been as effective as flu vaccines in the past. But it is still the number one defense against the influenza virus in any form.