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Right now, if you are not a farmworker, your risk of getting bird flu is virtually zero. But if you were actively trying to ...

Through a process of virus mutation called reassortment, that flu bug might pass on an aptitude for human-to-human ...

CEO Stéphane Bancel said that he plans to address any partisan hurdles with the incoming Trump administration’s vaccine and ...

Good morning! Another health care case comes to the Supreme Court today. See my preview below, and keep an eye out for more coverage later today. STAT's ...

In the possible event of a pandemic, the UK has secured 5 million doses of an H5 influenza vaccine to stay one step ahead of ...

Last year avian influenza brought death to the picturesque island of South Georgia off Antarctica. This season scientists ...

Located outside of Fresno, McAfee and his family run a company called Raw Farm, producing 80,000 gallons of unpasteurized ...

H5N1 bird flu is spreading among animals and humans, raising concerns about mutation risks. While human cases are mild, ...

The UK Government has signed a contract for over five million doses of a human H5N1 influenza vaccine to enhance the country’s preparedness for a potential H5 influenza pandemic. These vaccines, ...

The recent appearance of the H5N1 bird flu in pigs does raise viral reassortment concerns. Here's what we know about this highly pathogenic avian influenza virus so far.