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The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued recommendations for the composition of influenza shots for the ...

But beware. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has called for “conflict-free” advisory committee ...

The recommendations were made in a closed session with representatives from CBER, the CDC and Department of Defense.

After the FDA canceled a key advisory meeting, government doctors stepped in to propose a trivalent flu vaccine for the ...

The Food and Drug Administration has issued recommendations for the composition of influenza shots for the upcoming ...

Here are four more updates: Influenza activity remained elevated but has been declining for four consecutive weeks. Flu-related emergency department visits remain moderate, and test positivity is at ...

The agency formulated its advice to manufacturers after coordinating with the CDC and Defense Department. An advisory meeting ...

The White House has withdrawn its nomination of Dr. Dave Weldon to serve as the director of the US Centers for Disease ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued its recommendations to vaccine makers on which virus strains to select when manufacturing influenza (flu) vaccines for the 2025-2026 U.S. flu ...

Trump's nominee to head the CDC has been withdrawn. A shameful record of impeding smoking cessation is likely to continue ...

CDC, FDA and public health officials in several states are investigating a multistate outbreak of Listeria infections linked to supplement shakes. Many people in this outbreak lived in long-term ...