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Flu is taking off in the U.S., with 40 states reporting high or very high levels of flu-like illness last week.
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Respiratory syncytial virus is the leading cause of hospitalization among U.S. infants. A vaccine, nirsevimab, can reduce the ...
As reports of a new virus outbreak circulate, here is everything you need to know about human metapneumovirus (HMPV).
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Previous seasonal flu infections and vaccinations may protect us against infection from the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu outbreak.
Public health officials have warned that new mutations of bird flu with human flu could have dangerous consequences.
New research led by scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) suggests that many people already have immune cells on “stand by” to fight the H5N1 virus, also known as highly pathogenic ...
Feeling under the weather? Local health officials are tracking a variety of viruses making rounds in the community right now.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations have been updated for the meningococcal serogroup B MenB-4C vaccine (Bexsero).