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FDA panel backs first-of-its-kind flu vaccine using mRNA technology

A new kind of flu vaccine moved a step closer to the U.S. market Thursday as federal health advisers recommended approval of the first made with the same mRNA technology that was k...

FDA panel backs first-of-its-kind flu vaccine using mRNA technology

The Food and Drug Administration is evaluating Moderna's new shot, dubbed mFlusiva, for older Americans ahead of the winter flu season.

Air Force unit faces flu outbreak weeks after vaccine mandate dropped

Dozens of service members at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas have fallen ill with the flu in the weeks since Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rescinded the vaccine mandate, sources...

A Better Flu Vaccine

by Gertrud U. Rey On June 18, 2026, the top advisory committee for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unanimously recommended Moderna’s new mRNA influenza vaccine, mRNA‑1010 (m...

Flu cases at Texas base hit 275 as services again require recruits to get shots

The number of flu cases at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas continues to rise in the wake of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s banishment of the influenza vaccine mandate for servic...

Hong Kong enters summer flu season as Covid infections also climb

Hong Kong health authorities have called on the public to stay vigilant as the city has entered the summer flu season, with Covid-19 cases also on the rise. Dr Albert Au Ka-wing, h...

Air Force Outbreak Grows As Military Reinstates Flu-Shot Rule For Recruits

THURSDAY, June 25, 2026 — The U.S. military is again requiring flu shots for new recruits, just two months after the secretary of defense declared the vaccine optional for troops,...

Flu outbreak leaves nearly 160 Air Force trainees sick

The three-week-long outbreak at Joint-Base San Antonio-Lackland comes two months after the Department of Defense ended its flu vaccine mandate. The post Flu outbreak leaves nearly...

Australia’s winter illness season is back – what viruses are prevalent this year and when should you get vaccinated?

Comparatively low numbers of respiratory viruses so far this year follows the worst influenza season in Australia on record in 2025, which saw more than 500,000 confirmed infection...

Flu cases on rise in Hong Kong as immunity wanes, expert warns

Flu cases are rising in Hong Kong, particularly among children and the elderly, as waning vaccine protection weakens community immunity, a leading infectious disease expert has war...

Flu sickens scores of troops at Air Force base after Pentagon ends vaccine requirement

U.S. airmen and trainees have fallen ill after a flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, according to a spokesperson for the military branch. The number of sickened troop...

Too few Malaysians getting flu shots despite high awareness, doctors warn ahead of mid-year influenza season

KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 — Health experts are urging high-risk adults in Malaysia to get vaccinated against influenza,...

Nearly 160 sick with flu at US air force base after Hegseth ends mandatory vaccines

Reports say Texas recruits ill from outbreak, which comes weeks after defense secretary made flu vaccine optionalAn influenza outbreak has reportedly sickened more than 150 recruit...

Nearly 160 Troops Sick With Flu, Thanks To Hegseth

File under “Don’t say we didn’t warn you!” The New York Times reported that less than two months after the unqualified and unfit Defense Secretary Pete “WhiskeyLeaks” Hegseth resci...

Flu outbreak sickens 160 troops on base after vaccine mandate lifted

WASHINGTON >> A major flu outbreak has sickened nearly 160 troops at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas less than two months after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that...

Free flu jabs for 250,000+ children under changes

The changes include widening access criteria to children aged six months to five years. Photo: Getty Images More than a quarter of a million children in New Zealand could q...

Flu Vaccines Should Not Be This Hard

Katherine Wu: “In a typical year, the process of bringing a new seasonal flu shot to market is one of the United States’ most predictable vaccine routines. This, however, is not a...

New First-of-Its-Kind Flu Vaccine Approved by FDA Expert Panel

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Childhood Flu Shots Prevent Millions of Cases, Study Finds

TUESDAY, June 2, 2026 — Pediatric flu vaccines significantly reduce cases of influenza among children, a new study finds.For every 100 children vaccinated, as many as 14 fewer chi...

Following an outbreak, lawmakers push to require flu vaccine for all service members in budget bill provision

After a recent flu outbreak sickened 284 trainees and killed one, lawmakers move to revert the flu vaccination policy to be required again for all.

mRNA Flu Vaccine Provides Broad Immune Defense Against Diverse Influenza Strains

A groundbreaking new study conducted by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis illuminates the promising potential of an investigational mRNA influenz...

Members of Congress call for mandatory flu vaccines for military after Lackland outbreak, death reported

Three Democratic members of Congress are trying to restore mandatory annual influenza vaccinations for all U.S. military servicemembers following a flu outbreak at Joint Base San A...

One UVM lab’s surprise discovery led to flu science breakthrough

Flu outbreak tests new Pentagon vaccine policy

A flu outbreak at a Texas Air Force Base is fueling debate over the Pentagon's decision to end the military's flu vaccine mandate. Former military health official Jose Sanchez expl...