“Health Minute” brings original health care and health policy reporting from the KFF Health News newsroom to the airwaves each week. (3/18) Here's today's health policy haiku: ...

Key among the interventions recommended is increasing awareness on vaccination for influenza; in fact, people of all ages will benefit from a periodic shot of the updated flu vaccine. While ...

Dec. 19, 2024 — Stitching together four molecules found in the standard flu vaccine ensures an immune response to all of them, scientists have ... Study Shows Drop in Use of Antiviral ...

His moves have played out against the backdrop of an explosion in vaccine-preventable measles cases in West Texas and an intense flu season that resulted in high rates of hospitalization ...

A universal flu vaccine could help avoid the variability in effectiveness seen with current seasonal jabs, which is generally around 60%, but can fall to as low as 10% if health authorities and ...

Aug. 20, 2024 — Scientists have discovered why the flu vaccine can perform poorly. They found that a specific type of immune cell, called T follicular helper cells, indirectly controls the anti ...

Zoetis received conditional USDA approval for an avian flu vaccine. Major poultry and dairy organizations back vaccine use to control the virus. The Trump administration is rolling out a new ...

HHS, meanwhile, is weighing pulling a $590 million contract awarded to Moderna to use its technology to develop bird flu shots. Defunding or de-emphasizing research into mRNA and related vaccine ...

This month marks the fifth anniversary of the pandemic. We asked students how their lives are different today because of it. By The Learning Network President Trump abruptly stopped providing ...

Pentagon Set Up Briefing for Musk on Potential War With China The access would be a major expansion of Elon Musk’s government role and highlight his conflicts of interest. President Trump denied ...

The bird flu has spread around the globe in the past years, including the US, leading to the culling of hundreds of millions of poultry. Reuters Last Updated : 17 March 2025, 11:48 IST ...

Cartoon by Bill Bramhall for March 21, 2025.