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Moderna says US refusing to review mRNA-based flu shot
AFP, Published on 11/02/2026
» NEW YORK - Vaccine manufacturer Moderna said on Tuesday the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was refusing to review an application for its first mRNA-based flu shot.
What you need to know about HMPV
AFP, Published on 09/01/2025
» BEIJING - Reports that cases of a flu-like virus called HMPV are rising in China have sparked concern, but experts have dismissed fears that the situation is comparable to the beginnings of Covid-19 five years ago.
First severe bird flu case in US sparks alarm
AFP, Published on 19/12/2024
» WASHINGTON - An elderly patient in Louisiana is in a "critical condition" with severe avian influenza, US authorities announced Wednesday, the first serious human case in the country as fears grow of a possible bird flu pandemic.
WHO asks China for more data on respiratory illness
AFP, Published on 23/11/2023
» BEIJING: The World Health Organization has asked China for more data on a respiratory illness spreading in the north of the country, urging people to take steps to reduce the risk of infection.
Bird flu detected in Antarctica region for first time
AFP, Published on 24/10/2023
» PARIS - Bird flu has been detected in the Antarctica region for the first time, according to British experts, raising concerns the deadly virus could pose a threat to penguins and other local species.
Nobel prize goes to mRNA Covid vaccine researchers
AFP, Published on 02/10/2023
» STOCKHOLM: Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman won the Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday for work on messenger RNA (mRNA) technology that paved the way for groundbreaking Covid-19 vaccines.
In Mexican jungle, scientists prepare for future pandemics
AFP, Published on 07/04/2023
» TZUCACAB (MEXICO) - As night fell in Mexico's Yucatan jungle, veterinarian Omar Garcia extracted blood and fluids from a bat as part of an investigation aimed at preventing the next potential pandemic.
Cambodia: No human-to-human bird flu transmission found
AFP, Published on 01/03/2023
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodian health authorities have said there was no human-to-human transmission of bird flu in the case of a father and daughter who caught the virus.
WHO concerned about bird flu after girl's father tests positive
AFP, Published on 24/02/2023
» PARIS - The World Health Organization said Friday it was concerned about bird flu after the father of a 11-year-old Cambodian girl who died from the disease also tested positive, raising fears of human-to-human transmission.
Bird flu detected in mammals but risk to humans low: experts
AFP, Published on 03/02/2023
» PARIS - Experts have warned that the recent detection of bird flu in mammals including foxes, otters, minks, seals and even grizzly bears is concerning but emphasised that the virus would have to significantly mutate to spread between humans.