The Next Flu Pandemic Could Be Worse Than Covid If We Don't Heed History

COVID and the 1918 flu pandemic gave us playbooks on how to prepare for the next pandemic. But we aren’t using it. Read More

How the 3 New COVID Vaccines Change the Way You Pay

Now that Novavax has been added to the revamped COVID vaccines, you'll want to make sure to check on the changes to cost and more. Read More

COVID-flu vaccine could provide broader immunity and lasting protection

Cornell researchers have developed a new vaccine platform that could provide more robust, longer-lasting protection from both COVID-19 and influenza, and broader immunity to different flu strains. Read More

Cold and Flu News

Bird Flu Is Mutating, but Antivirals Still Work Jan. 15, 2025 — Researchers have identified nine mutations in a bird flu strain from a person in Texas. Bad news: this strain is more capable of ... Read More

Game-Changing Vaccine Offers Long-Lasting Protection Against COVID-19 & Flu

Cornell researchers have developed a stable, multi-target vaccine offering long-lasting protection against COVID-19 and influenza, with promising results in mice. Cornell University researchers have ... Read More

Worst flu season in years swamps California: ‘Particularly long and difficult’

The two types of flu generally circulating now are H1N1 — related to the swine flu strain that ... much of the West. Vaccines for COVID and RSV are also available, and health officials recommend ... Read More

Do I have a cold, the flu, COVID-19 or RSV? Signs and symptoms of each this winter

But with COVID-19, the flu, respiratory ... with two RSV vaccines for seniors, GSK’s Arexvy (88% effective) and Pfizer’s Abrysvo(85% effective), currently available. Beyfortus is the RSV ... Read More

Parents Warned Over 'Quad-demic' of COVID, Flu, Norovirus and RSV

The U.S. has seen earlier and more intense surges of the flu and RSV this year than is typical, pediatrician Dr. Ryan Fulton notes. Read More

Flu, RSV, COVID-19 risks range from 'very high' to 'moderate' in NC: What to know

Currently, the CDC reports that the amount of acute respiratory illness causing people to seek health care ... of Feb. 7 are COVID-19 and Influenza-A. COVID levels in wastewater are high, while flu ... Read More

Everyone's sick this winter. What’s up with flu, norovirus, RSV and COVID?

The surge in flu cases also comes amid concerns about high infection rates for other viruses including RSV, COVID-19 and the gastrointestinal bug norovirus. Still, health officials say flu cases ... Read More

COVID-flu vaccine could provide broad, lasting protection

Cornell University researchers have developed a new vaccine platform that could provide more robust, longer-lasting protection from both COVID-19 and influenza, and broader immunity to different flu ... Read More