Although development of a jab for the H5N1 strain of avian flu is well under way, other strains are receiving less attention ...

Trump's pick of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Department of Health and Human Services secretary is a well-known vaccine skeptic.

In partnership with the Marine Mammal Center and NOAA, the implementation of the bird flu vaccine in marine mammals was ...

Two endangered Hawaiian monk seal pups are responding well after receiving vaccinations against a highly contagious strain of avian influenza that has decimated other marine mammal populations.

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

A new vaccine to protect dairy and poultry workers from bird flu does not require a needle and works against multiple strains of the H5N1 virus, researchers at the University of Maryland Center for ...

Bird flu has been rampaging through wildlife and farm animals worldwide. Will it make the long-feared jump to humans?

Osofsky is a wildlife veterinarian and the Jay Hyman professor of wildlife health and health policy at Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. The Trump administration recently canceled ...

Peer-reviewed data shows Novavax's H5N1 vaccine candidate demonstrated immunogenicity against currently circulating variants following either single or two-dose administration Potential for single ...

Although those vaccine materials were designed using versions of H5N1 flu from the early 2000s, a recent study suggests that they create an antibody response to the newer 2.3.4.4b versions that have ...

FOR years, scientists have warned that bird flu could one day spill over from birds to humans, triggering a global health ...

In early 2024, the bird influenza that had been spreading across the globe for nearly three decades did something wholly unexpected: It showed up in dairy cows in the Texas Panhandle. A dangerous bird ...