Influenza Articles
A recent study of Moderna’s combination influenze (flu) and COVID-18 vaccine, mRNA-1083, found that it induced higher immune responses than recommended standard care influenza (standard and high dose) and COVID-19 vaccines against all four influenza strains (among those ages 50 to 64 years), the three clinically relevant influenza strains (among those aged 65 years and older), and SARS-CoV-2 (all ages), with an acceptable tolerability and safety profile.
A study led by researchers at Stanford Medicine has shown that variation in vaccine durability can, in part, be attributed to a type of blood cell called megakaryocytes, typically implicated in blood clotting.
Results from a recent study suggest coupling HA molecules from various flu strains could make flu vaccines more effective.
According to a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, the estimated effectiveness of at least one dose of the influenza vaccine against emergency department visits or hospitalization was over 50 percent across disease severity levels among nearly 16,000 U.S. children during five respiratory illness seasons.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the first over-the-counter combination COVID-19 and influenza test, the Healgen Rapid Check COVID-19/Flu A&B Antigen Test, outside of emergency use.
New research reveals a promising approach to a universal influenza vaccine vaccine that confers lifetime immunity against an evolving virus.
A new vaccine may help speed up the process of making antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 by using preexisting immunity to a separate virus (the influenza virus).
A Phase I/II study evaluating the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of Pfizer and BioNTech’s mRNA-based combination vaccine candidates for influenza and COVID-19 among healthy adults 18 to 64 years of age show positive topline results.
Results from Moderna’s Phase I/II clinical trial that evaluated the safety and immunogenicity of its influenza-COVID-19 vaccine, mRNA 1083, showed immunogenicity against all four influenza strains compared to a standard dose of the influenza vaccine, Fluarix, in adults 50 to 64 years of age and against an enhanced influenza vaccine, Fluzone HD, in adults 65 to 79 years of age.
A study by researchers at Georgia State University's Institute of Biomedical Sciences has found a new universal flu vaccine has been found to protect against influenza B viruses that offer broad defenses against different strains and improve immune protection.
Despite technical challenges, some companies are working on making a combination COVID and flu vaccine.
Researchers in a study funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the National Institutes of Health have developed an influenza (flu) vaccine administered through the nose that has been constructed with nanoparticles and offers stronger protection.