News FDA chooses flu vaccine strains despite cancelled meeting The FDA has released its recommendations on the composition of influenza vaccines for the 2025-26 season – without the input of its external advisors.
News Vaccine sector on edge as HHS cancels flu meeting An FDA advisory committee due to be held in March to discuss the formulation of influenza vaccines for the 2025/26 flu season has been cancelled.
News CDC wants faster testing for bird flu in hospitals Hospitals should expand and speed up testing of people hospitalised with influenza to see if they are suffering from bird flu, says CDC.
News US reports its first fatal case of H5N1 bird flu A man in Louisiana has become the first recorded fatality in the US attributed to the H5N1 strain of bird flu.
News UK public urged to take up flu jabs as cases surge The NHS is dealing with a major rise in influenza cases, with the number of hospitalised patients quadrupling to around 5,000 ahead of the New Year.
News A single mutation could make H5N1 flu a human threat A single mutation in the H5N1 strain of avian influenza that is infecting cows in the US could make it more likely to infect humans, warn researchers.
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