Pigs could play a key role in ending the flu as we know it. That’s the message behind new research testing a computer-designed vaccine that protects swine from flu—and may one day do the same ...

KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S ANDREW OZAKI REPORTS ON THIS BREAKTHROUGH AND HOW IT COULD ALSO PROTECT AGAINST SWINE FLU AND EVEN BIRD FLU. NOT EVERYONE LIKES GETTING SHOTS, ESPECIALLY ERIC WEAVER.

New York's flu vaccination rate is historically about 50%, but rising vaccine hesitancy and misinformation has fueled declines in uptake of the flu shot in recent years. The current flu season saw ...

Swine vaccinated with the immunogens designed in Weaver's laboratory exhibited no signs of illness after being exposed to a commonly circulating flu strain; developed antibodies against a ...

The study, “Epitope-Optimized Vaccine Elicits Cross-Species Immunity Against Influenza A Virus,” describes a vaccine that protects against H1N1 swine flu and can also protect against influenza ...

The current flu season has become the deadliest for children since the 2009 swine flu epidemic, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency reports 216 ...

Headlines as of late have sounded alarms about the spread of the avian flu, known more colloquially as the bird flu. Over the last year, a highly pathogenic avian influenza, A(H5N1), has ...

More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago, according to a federal report released Friday. The 216 pediatric deaths reported by the ...

It's the most pediatric flu-related deaths since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago. The state's Department of Health and Human Services is reporting 78 total deaths in New Hampshire from the flu.

There were 216 children who died this season, according to a preliminary count from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the most since 2009 when there was a global swine flu ...

NEW YORK — More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago, according to a federal report released Friday. The 216 pediatric deaths ...