Flu signals in wastewater offer an early warning for community outbreaks

Seasonal influenza can spread rapidly, and timely information on rising cases is essential for public health decisions and ...

A bird flu vaccine for humans is being trialed—here's how it works

The first ever avian influenza vaccine recently started trials in the US. This marks a milestone in the prevention of bird ...
Winnipeg Free Press

Experts understand anxiety about hantavirus, but say it’s unlikely to be next pandemic

TORONTO - Infectious disease specialist Dr. Allison McGeer has lived and worked through SARS-1 in 2003, the H1N1 flu pandemic ...
BBC

Hantavirus outbreak not the start of a pandemic, WHO says, as five cases confirmed on cruise ship

0:26Hantavirus: WHO chief says public health risk is low. 00:00:26, play videoHantavirus: WHO chief says public health risk ...
Winnipeg Free Press

Auditor general reports on avian flu vaccines, First Nations funding

OTTAWA - Two federal watchdogs released five audits Monday, including probes into federal workplace accessibility and avian ...
Engadget

YouTube is muting push notifications from channels you don't watch

YouTube notifications can get messy fast, particularly if you're subscribed to a lot of different channels. To address that, today the company will begin muting push notifications from creators that ...
Military Times

Flu vaccine requirement discarded ‘effective immediately,’ Hegseth says

The flu vaccine has been required annually for U.S. military personnel since the 1950s. (Senior Airman Andrew Garavito/U.S. Air Force) The U.S. military will no longer require service members to get ...
Wired

Security News This Week: Your Push Notifications Aren’t Safe From the FBI

Plus: Iran’s internet blackout hits the 1,000-hour mark, cryptocurrency scams result in a record amount of money stolen from Americans, and more. Anthropic formally announced its new Claude Mythos ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Health officials promote vaccination amid surging flu season

TURNOUT TODAY. DAVID. HEY BEN. GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS WAS THE FIRST OF WHAT THE CITY SAYS WILL BE AT LEAST A HALF A DOZEN RECENTLY ADDED FLU SHOT CLINICS IN BOSTON. OFFICIALS SAY MORE THAN 80 PEOPLE ...

‘Game-changing’ needle-free flu vaccine for kids rolled out in NSW at no charge

The NSW government is making needle-free flu vaccines available to kids in the state after the worst flu season on record. The free nasal spray vaccines, for kids aged two to four, will be available ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Health experts warn of 'super flu' surge as Christmas approaches

BECAUSE IT COULD MEAN MORE PEOPLE WILL GET SICK. CONCERNS ABOUT A POSSIBLE SUPER FLU SURGE. A NEW VARIANT SWEEPING THE COUNTRY. IT’S NOT THAT THAT AN EVOLVED STRAIN OR A DIFFERENT STRAIN IS GOING TO ...
The Washington Post

Flu was again worse than covid this winter. Is that pattern here to stay?

Heard about a lot of people getting flu this winter but not much about covid? It’s not just you. For the second winter in a row, the United States has faced a punishing flu season, with covid as a ...