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Moderna voluntarily withdraws BLA for Flu/COVID combination vaccine, plans resubmission later in 2025

On May 21, 2025, Moderna, announced a significant update regarding its flu/COVID combination vaccine candidate, mRNA-1083. In consultation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Moderna has voluntarily...

27 May, 2025

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COVID-flu vaccine could provide broad, lasting protection

Cornell researchers have developed a new vaccine platform that could provide more robust, longer-lasting protection from both COVID-19 and influenza, and broader immunity to different flu strains. In a study published...

4 March, 2025

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New national survey shows hesitancy about vaccines this fall

With flu season just around the corner and COVID-19 cases on the rise, a new nationwide survey from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center reveals hesitancy around vaccines this fall. The new data comes just as...

16 September, 2024

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Fighting the flu: The surprising power of a century-old vaccine for tuberculosis

As Canada’s flu season collides with record strep A cases and ongoing COVID-19 concerns, a new study is shedding light on our understanding of respiratory immune responses. Scholars from the Research Institute of the...

28 February, 2024

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Global Health Cast Edition 60

Sixtieth Edition of the Global Health Cast presented by Prof. Schmitt and Dr. Sanicas. Download the PDF here🔒 Premium Content - For FreeUnlock this content by becoming a Global Health Press subscriber. Join for...

20 February, 2024

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Severe lung damage caused when flu is followed by infection with measles-like virus

Infection with a measles-like virus causes catastrophic lung failure in ferrets previously infected with influenza virus or respiratory syncytial virus, according to a study by researchers in the Center for...

9 February, 2024

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Administering flu vaccines to children having surgery substantially boosts vaccination rates

Actively offering an influenza (flu) vaccination to children having surgery and general anesthesia increased the number of patients vaccinated by 3,500% at Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, according to a...

20 October, 2021

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Two strains changed for Southern Hemisphere 2020 flu vaccine

A World Health Organization (WHO) advisory group, that met in Geneva to assess strains to include in the Southern Hemisphere’s 2020 flu vaccines, recommended swapping out the H3N2 component and one that covers the...

2 October, 2019

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Disrupting the gut microbiome may affect some immune responses to flu vaccination

The normal human gut microbiome is a flourishing community of microorganisms, some of which can affect the human immune system. In a new paper published in Cell, researchers found that oral antibiotics, which can kill...

7 September, 2019

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New approach by Stanford researchers could lead to a lifetime flu vaccine

Another year, another flu vaccine because so far scientists haven’t managed to make a vaccine that protects against all strains of flu. A new approach could end that ritual and protect against deadly pandemic flu. If...

26 June, 2019

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