A prophylactic antibody-based immune therapy protects monkeys against severe disease caused by H5N1 avian flu, University of Pittsburgh and NIH Vaccine Research Center researchers report today in ...
Sec. Mike Naig says the U.S. government is using what he describes as a three-legged stool approach to address the virus in ...
The number of bird flu cases in Central Massachusetts is relatively low, compared to a swath of the state that runs from ...
The antibody targets a stable part of the bird flu virus, ensuring that the immune protection can resist new variants and offer long-term protection against the globally spreading airborne infection.
All nine macaques given the control developed severe disease when exposed to bird flu, as did all given the smallest dose of ...
"This type of prevention can be very useful in controlling infection outbreaks and containing the bird flu pandemic," said an immunologist.
There is a bird flu vaccine, and a federal stockpile holds several million doses, per The New York Times. However, Kennedy, ...
But each is deeply flawed, experts said. The Department of Agriculture was slow to begin testing H5N1 vaccines for cows, leaving interested companies in limbo. Dr. Marrazzo said that the ...
While drugmakers are hard at work on the shots, they’re not yet ready to blunt the impact of a potential pandemic.
Trump’s nominee for health secretary faced a group of bipartisan senators during the first day of his confirmation hearing ...
A pandemic is not inevitable, scientists say. But the outbreak has passed worrisome milestones in recent weeks, including ...