Science news articles about 'flu vaccines'

ATLANTA (AP) -- Flu vaccine manufacturers expect to make a record number of doses for next flu season despite concerns that demand may drop because this year's vaccine was largely ineffective....

British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline says it has received regulatory approval to sell its H5N1 bird flu vaccine to European countries.

The first experimental bird flu vaccine made from lab-grown cells instead of chicken eggs shows promise in blocking the highly lethal virus, scientists report....

SEATTLE, July 17 (UPI) -- A California company says its early-stage testing of a new bird-flu vaccine for humans looks promising.

... pneumonia. Both groups were found to have similar rates of flu vaccination. All had intact immune systems and none ... by others," he explained. "Those studies may have overestimated the benefits of the flu vaccine in the elderly for various reasons." For instance ...

... is how to deal with uncertainty in the process of choosing the flu strains for the vaccine. In February of every year, the FDA ... strains so that manufacture can begin and sufficient flu vaccine is available in the fall. By the time that production ...

... possibilities to protect bacteria used in industrial processes against viral infections by giving them a 'flu vaccination ...

A universal flu vaccine which could mean an end to the annual flu jab is being trialled on UK volunteers.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Delivering flu vaccines straight into the lungs instead of through routine injections could trigger a far stronger immune response, a study has found.

Experts question U.S. fears over bird flu vaccine becoming a bioweapon.

... hemisphere, new research finds that when it comes to flu vaccination, more appears to be better. Two new ... initiated a universal immunization program in 2000, in which flu vaccination is promoted and provided free of charge ...

... . Over 56 percent of adolescents received no flu vaccinations during this four-year period ... had one or more health care visits during the flu season at which the vaccine was not administered. In contrast, those who had preventive care ...

ROME, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- A health official said Italy does not have enough flu vaccine to go around this year.

Every year, myths about the flu vaccine spread as widely as the flu itself.

... -like illness during flu season. Those who were vaccinated were significantly less likely to develop such an illness ... seasons," the authors write. When averaged over all the seasons, flu vaccination was associated with a reduction of one-half day ...