FDA, Influenza vaccine and flu

After canceling meeting of independent advisers, FDA issues 2025-26 flu vaccine recommendations
The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued recommendations for the composition of influenza shots for the upcoming respiratory virus season, but without input from its independent vaccine advisers.
FDA issues flu vaccine recommendations for 2025-26 season
The Food and Drug Administration has issued recommendations for the composition of influenza shots for the upcoming respiratory virus season, but without input from its independent vaccine advisers.
FDA Makes Flu Vaccine Recommendations Without Convening Advisors
The recommendations were made in a closed session with representatives from CBER, the CDC and Department of Defense.
Government panel steps in after FDA cancels advisory meeting on flu shot recommendations
After the FDA canceled a key advisory meeting, government doctors stepped in to propose a trivalent flu vaccine for the upcoming 2025-26 season.
Gillibrand questions decision to cancel flu vaccine meetings
Democratic U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand wants to know why the country’s new Health Department secretary has cancelled vaccine-related advisory committee meetings that were scheduled to determine influenza vaccine strains in anticipation of the upcoming flu season.
US FDA Makes Recommendations for Influenza Vaccines to Manufacturers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday made recommendations to vaccine manufacturers for the virus strains to be used in influenza vaccines for the 2025-2026 flu season in the United States.
Deadly flu season: CDC reports more deaths from flu than COVID in recent weekly data
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Why This Year’s Flu Season Is the Worst in More Than a Decade
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Amid worst flu season on record, fewer Oregonians are getting flu shots
Flu season is hitting Oregon hard, and state health officials warn that a late-season surge could be on the horizon. But even as the state is dealing with the worst flu season on record, the Oregon ...
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Flu season has Michigan kids sicker with ‘many, many’ needing ventilation
RSV is still a threat, but Corewell Health’s downtown Grand Rapids children’s hospital is feeling the effects of one of ...
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Flu Season
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Opinion: CT is having a nasty flu season. Choosing the right care can make all the difference
Across the state, many emergency rooms are dealing with the surge in flu cases. The U.S. Centers of Disease Control and ...
After a record flu season, cases are beginning to decline in Wisconsin
Wisconsin has seen one of its worst flu seasons in the past decade. Here's what DHS data says about cases statewide.
Flu season lingering despite springlike weather in Indiana
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates at least 33 million cases of flu nationwide, with 430,000 people ...