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FDA approves first nasal spray flu vaccine for use at home

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first at-home flu vaccine, a nasal spray that consumers with a prescription will be able to order online starting next year. Health experts say the convenience of the spray — FluMist — could lead to increased flu vaccination rates.

CNN · 9h

FDA approves first flu vaccine that can be self-administered at home

The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first flu vaccine that does not have to be administered by a health care provider, but it won’t be available in time for this respiratory virus season.

The New York Times · 10h

Nasal Flu Vaccine Is Approved for At-Home Use

The F.D.A. authorized AstraZeneca’s treatment to be given outside a health care setting, although it will still need a prescription.

Missouri, Bird Flu

Reuters on MSN · 7h

Missouri health worker who had contact with bird flu patient develops symptoms, US officials report

A second Missouri healthcare worker who had contact with a hospitalized patient infected with bird flu developed mild respiratory symptoms but was not tested for the virus, U.S. officials said on Friday.

CNN · 4h

Health care worker is third person to become ill after contact with Missouri patient who had bird flu

A third close contact of a patient in Missouri who was hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu has reported that they also experienced symptoms, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.

NBC News on MSN · 6h

CDC says a second health care worker tied to Missouri bird flu case had symptoms

A second health worker in contact with the Missouri patient who tested positive for bird flu also developed symptoms but wasn’t tested for influenza, the CDC said Friday.

Child Flu Deaths Increases In US

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

CDC: Flu deaths in children reach troubling highs amid drops in vaccinations

The deaths coincide with drops in vaccinations among children. As of May 11, just over 53% of children between ages 6 months and 17 years old were vaccinated this season, which was lower than the prior season’s 56%, when there were 187 deaths. This past season is also lower than pre-pandemic coverage when 62.4% of children were vaccinated in 2020.

Yahoo · 1d

CDC warns flu deaths in children spiked amid decline in vaccinations

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the total death count from the 2023-2024 flu season and revealed it to be one of the worst for child deaths in U.S. history. 199 children died—the same as in the 2019-2020 flu season.

Prevention on MSN · 18h

The CDC Says Child Flu Deaths Reached Concerning Highs Last Year

Flu deaths in children reached a concerning high during the 2023-2024 season. Most of the children who died weren’t vaccinated against the virus. Doctors stress the importance of vaccinating all eligible children (and adults).

MIT Technology Review20h

Flu season is coming—and so is the risk of an all-new bird flu

The convergence of multiple flu strains in one animal can allow new virus strains to form—just as they did in past pandemics.

6hon MSN

Cook Co. leaders get COVID and flu shots, urging resident to do it too

Public officials displayed confidence as several Cook County leaders rolled up their sleeves for COVID-19 and flu shots, to ...

10h

Get COVID-19, flu shots now, officials urge — coronavirus ‘not going away,’ flu ‘already looking serious’

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and other officials got their own vaccinations Friday for both COVID-19 and the ...

Number of California dairy herds infected with H5N1 bird flu rises to 17

The mandatory testing comes as the total number of infected herds in California has risen to 17. Nationally, officials have ...

19hon MSN

With cold and flu season here, it's time to start thinking about getting an updated COVID vaccine

A new vaccine is out just in time for fall, offering protection against the latest variant. Anyone 6 months and older can get ...

MIT Technology Review17h

The Download: training robots for unfamiliar environments, and all-new bird flu

September will soon be drawing to a close. The kids are back to school, and those of us in the Northern Hemisphere are ...

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U.S. wastewater tests detect bird flu virus only in areas with farm animals

An extensive look at wastewater samples taken across the United States from May to July found traces of the H5N1 bird flu ...

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