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Combined flu and COVID vaccine shows strong immune response in older adults
A new vaccine that combines flu and COVID-19 protection in one shot shows promising results, but the U.S. Food and Drug ...
Flu killed 216 children nationwide this season, the highest toll in years
New York, where 25 children died, saw a record number of pediatric deaths during the 2024-25 season. The state health ...
Moderna study shows immune response in older adults for a combo flu and COVID-19 shot
A combination shot for flu and COVID-19 using messenger RNA generated antibodies in a study, but U.S. government regulators ...
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Why Most Americans Would Likely Avoid Bird Flu Vaccine
A significant portion of Americans (61.4%) are unwilling or unsure about taking the bird flu vaccine, posing serious ...
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Flu season is officially over! And it was unusually mild, say CDC
CDC data showed flu cases were below theshold for active season for third week Suggests 2023 to 2024 virus season is now over, and was more moderate READ MORE: Bad flu more likely to leave you with ...
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California Gives $25 Gift Cards to Boost Bird Flu Testing
California Gives $25 Gift Cards to Boost Bird Flu Testing FRIDAY, April 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Health officials in California are now offering gift cards to encourage people near farms to ...
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California gives $25 gift cards to boost bird flu testing
Health officials in California are now offering gift cards to encourage folks near farms to get tested for bird flu. The project is a partnership between the state and the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
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North Dakota has first bird flu case of 2025
North Dakota has its first confirmed case of bird flu in a domestic poultry flock this year, amid the ongoing national outbreak. The North Dakota State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory ...
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California offering $25 gift cards to encourage bird flu testing
The CDC also has a testing van from the agency's Avian Flu Influenza Area Surveillance Testing, or AFAST project, offering testing at some of the sites. "Funding for the gift cards comes out of ...
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House oversight Democrat demands answers on gutting of CDC public records office
Rep. Gerry Connolly, a Democrat from Virginia, sent a letter to CDC's acting director Dr. Susan Monarez on Thursday, expressing "concern" about the 22 staffers who handled and fulfilled public ...
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Autism Rates In The US Have Risen To 1 in 31, CDC Says. This Is Why
The most recent analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows an increase in diagnoses of autism in US kids. Based on data from 2022, the agency now estimates that 1 in ...
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CDC advisory group considers narrowing COVID vaccine recommendations
Next year’s COVID vaccine recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention appear likely to be less expansive than in previous years. Notes from a recent meeting of the ...