H1N1 vaccine coming at pivotal time
“We are now in a position never before experienced in the history of influenza,” said Dr. Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of Food and Drugs, in a letter to health care providers about the safety and...
View ArticleFDA approves new flu vaccines but warns of seizure risk in young kids
Vaccines for the 2010-2011 flu season in the United States have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but they also include a warning of fever and febrile seizures in young children....
View ArticleH1N1 pandemic is over but virus is not gone for good
The H1N1 pandemic is over, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced this week. The strain of influenza killed about 18,500 worldwide since it emerged during the spring of 2009, and spurred a...
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Experimental new flu shot designed to wipe out all strains
Predicting what strains of the flu virus will circle the globe in order to develop an effective seasonal flu vaccine has been a mystery to scientists for years. But a team of Oxford University...
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CDC offers emergency preparedness tips in form of zombie pandemic comic
You’ve just finished watching a movie and you stay up late to watch the news. Before you turn in for then night, an emergency bulletin airs, warning the public about a sudden outbreak of a mutated flu...
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FDA approves first flu shot using animal cell technology
The first seasonal flu vaccine using animal cell technology instead of the 50-year-old egg method has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The new flu shot, Flucelvax, is made by...
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Lifelong flu shot in development
Researchers are hoping that new technology may allow them to produce an influenza vaccination that can last a lifetime, eliminating the need for annual flu shots. For the first time in infectious...
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Roche agrees to compromise with BMJ over Tamiflu safety, efficacy data
Pharmaceutical company Roche says it has agreed to talk to external groups about full access to data on its anti-flu medication Tamiflu (oseltamivir), a move prompted by criticism that the drug company...
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CDC urges US hospitals to be on the lookout for patients with bird flu
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is hoping to stop the H7N9 avian flu from spreading throughout the United States by asking hospitals to be on the lookout for people with flu-like...
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