FDA approves first self-administered flu vaccine
The vaccine FluMist, manufactured by MedImmune, which was acquired by AstraZeneca in 2007, was first approved by the FDA in 2003 for individuals between five and 49 years of age. Its approval has ...
McKnight's Senior Living1d
FDA approves first flu vaccine that can be self-administered at home
"For those interested in self or caregiver administration, the vaccine manufacturer plans to make the vaccine available ...
MedPage Today2d
FDA OKs First Flu Vaccine for At-Home Use
The FDA approved FluMist for self- or caregiver-administration, making it the first influenza vaccine that does not need to ...
Yes, you can get the COVID-19 vaccine and the flu shot at the same time
October is the “sweet spot” for getting flu shots, and for many people it can be convenient to combine their flu and updated COVID vaccines into one appointment.
Blamed For 'Covid-19 Leak', China's Wuhan Lab Creates Nasal Vaccine For ‘Future Pandemics’
Researchers at China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology, which was blamed for lab-based origin for the pandemic, have made a ...
Alert as cases of contagious liver disease found in UK children
Symptoms of acute hepatitis A include loss of appetite, fever, nausea and diarrhoea, jaundice and a flu-like illness ...
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US confirms first human bird flu case with no known animal exposure
US health officials have confirmed a human case of bird flu in a patient that had no immediately known animal exposure. The patient, in the state of Missouri, was treated in hospital and has since ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch15d
Missouri’s bird flu case is first in the general public. What’s that mean for spread?
While the average resident isn’t at an increased risk of getting bird flu in Missouri, regular flu season is ramping up, making it a good time to get your flu shot.
Philippine Daily Inquirer15d
DOH procurement of flu jabs delayed for 5th time
MANILA, Philippines — Indigent senior citizens have to wait a little longer to get free annual flu shots even amid the expected surge in influenza-like illnesses (ILIs), as the Department of ...
Newsweek15d
Bird Flu Map Update as US Cases Rise to 14
The number of human cases of H5N1 bird flu in the U.S. this year has risen to 14, with the latest one marking the first detected in a person who is not a farmworker. The Centers for Disease ...
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Missouri patient tests positive for bird flu despite no known exposure to animals
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials said in a statement NBC Universal, Inc. A hospitalized patient in Missouri was infected with bird flu despite having had no known contact ...