That’s because eggs used for vaccine manufacturing come ... eggs The entire process of manufacturing a flu shot — from fertilized egg to a syringe at a doctor’s office — takes about ...

It's an important meeting. What's the plan for flu vaccines this year," Dr. Paul Offit, a member of the FDA advisory committee and director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital ...

Experts are concerned about the impact on upcoming flu vaccine availability. A Food and Drug Administration vaccine advisory committee meeting that was set to discuss what flu strains to include ...

So far this season, the vaccine's protection against flu hospitalization was at least 63% for children and at least 41% for adults. These estimates of effectiveness against hospitalization ...

Flu deaths in the U.S. reached a seven-year high in early 2025. Experts suggest vaccine hesitancy and the relaxation of vaccine requirements contributed to the surge in deaths. The U.S. Department ...

A meeting of the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory committee to discuss the next season’s flu vaccine has reportedly been canceled, the second such disruption of a meeting ...

This year’s flu vaccine has been effective overall against the current strains of the virus, despite cases and hospitalizations surging in the region, according to the latest federal data.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration confirmed on Thursday that a meeting of its independent advisory panel to discuss the composition of this year's flu vaccine has been canceled and the ...