Flu
Health funds launch flu vaccination campaigns as supplies gradually reach clinics
Health officials are urging the public to get vaccinated early, warning of high infection rates among children and the risk of complications.
After mass seabird death event, Australia warns of wider H5N1 bird flu threat
FDA approves world's first mRNA-based flu vaccine, signaling start of a new illness-prevention era
Israel reports first bird flu outbreak in a year after disease detected in ducks in North
Top Health Ministry brass receive flu vaccine
Since seasonal influenza is expected to reach exceptionally high levels this year, a number of top Health Ministry officials received the flu vaccine publicly in order to encourage others to do so.
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COVID-19, flu in winter could mean ‘catastrophe’ for Israeli hospitals
The US National Academy of Medicine has said that it expects the number of people who die of flu this year to double or even triple.
Safe to receive both COVID-19 and flu vaccines - study
The study found that reported side effects were usually mild to moderate in tests with three flu vaccines and either Pfizer or AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot.
Flu season expected to slam Israel early and hard, health officials say
Israel kicks off its influenza vaccine campaign with focus on elderly, children, pregnant and those with chronic diseases.
Could the flu vaccine help ward off serious COVID-19? - new study
It is not exactly known yet how the flu vaccine would provide protection against COVID-19 symptoms — But it can help reduce serious side effects of coronavirus.
COVID: Flu shot may help lessen coronavirus infection side effects - study
Research shows that COVID-19 patients who had the flu vaccine were less likely to require emergency medical care or have extreme side-effects
Moderna launches first mRNA flu vaccine clinical trial
The company developed one of the world’s first mRNA vaccines. The only other one was developed by Pfizer.
China reports first human case of H10N3 bird flu
H10N3 is a low pathogenic, or relatively less severe, strain of the virus in poultry and the risk of it spreading on a large scale was very low, the NHC added.
Russia reports world's first case of human infection with H5N8 bird flu
Outbreaks of the H5N8 strain have been reported in Russia, Europe, China, the Middle East and North Africa in recent months but only in poultry.
