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Most Americans Won't Get Vaccinated as Flu, COVID Season Looms: Survey
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25, 2024 – Most Americans don’t plan to get vaccinated against the flu or COVID-19 this season, a new survey has found. Fewer than two in five U.S. adults (38%) say they will d...
Maternal Influenza Infection in Pregnancy Tied to Seizures in Offspring
TUESDAY, Sept. 24, 2024 – Maternal influenza infection during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk for seizures and febrile convulsions in offspring, according to a study published online...
Is It a Cold, Flu or COVID? An Expert Helps You Sort It Out
SUNDAY, Sept. 22, 2024 – It's that time of year when respiratory viruses start to circulate widely, but how can you tell the difference between the symptoms of a cold, the flu and COVID? Dr. William...
FDA Approves First Flu Vaccine You Give Yourself at Home, FluMist
FRIDAY, Sept. 20, 2024 – The days of waiting for a flu shot at your doctor's office or local pharmacy may be over: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved FluMist nasal spray as the...
FDA Approves First Flu Vaccine You Give Yourself at Home, FluMist
FRIDAY, Sept. 20, 2024 – The days of waiting for a flu shot at your doctor's office or local pharmacy may be over: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved FluMist nasal spray as the...
No Perinatal Risks Seen With Influenza Vaccination in Successive Pregnancies
FRIDAY, Sept. 20, 2024 – Influenza vaccination in successive pregnancies is not associated with increased risk for prespecified adverse perinatal outcomes, according to a study published online...
Influenza A Identified at 11 Sites in Four States in Wastewater Testing
THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2024 – The findings from influenza A virus and H5 subtype monitoring of wastewater have been published in the Sep. 19 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Missouri Patient Hospitalized With Bird Flu Had No Known Contact With Animals
MONDAY, Sept. 9 , 2024 – A case of bird flu has been confirmed in a Missouri resident who had no known contact with dairy cows, poultry or wild birds, U.S. health officials report. "The patient, who...
Universal Flu Vaccine Blocks Infection in Mice
THURSDAY, Aug. 22, 2024 – A universal flu vaccine that would protect against all influenza strains – and that people might not need to take every year – could be close at hand, researchers report....
Genentech Announces FDA Approval of Xofluza to Treat Influenza in Children Aged Five and Older
Xofluza is the first and only single-dose oral medicine for the treatment of influenza to be approved for children as young as five years of age The FDA also approved Xofluza to prevent influenza in...
BioCryst Announces FDA Approval of Supplemental New Drug Application for Rapivab Expanding Patient Population to Include Children Six Months and Older
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Feb. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCRX) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a...
Genentech Announces FDA Approval of Xofluza for the Prevention of Influenza Following Contact With an Infected Person
South San Francisco, CA – November 23, 2020 – Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a...
Genentech Announces FDA Approval of Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil) for People at High Risk of Developing Influenza-Related Complications
South San Francisco, CA – October 17, 2019 – Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a supplemental New Drug...
FDA Approves Use of 0.5 mL Dose of Fluzone Quadrivalent (influenza vaccine) in Children as Young as 6 Months of Age
BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Jan. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of the 0.5 mL dose of Fluzone Quadrivalent (influenza vaccine) to include children age 6...
FDA Approves Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil) for the Treatment of Acute Uncomplicated Influenza
October 24, 2018 – Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil) for the treatment of acute uncomplicated influenza (flu) in patients 12 years of age and older...