Pregnant people have a higher risk of severe disease and death from COVID, so making it harder for them to get vaccinated would jeopardize their health and that of their fetus, Permar says. The same is true for flu, which is why doctors recommend that all pregnant people get a flu shot.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) abruptly canceled a vaccine advisory meeting where members were slated to discuss influenza vaccine strains. The meeting was scheduled for March 13. Committee members received an email informing them of the ...

Citing a “new evidenced based philosophy,” the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) is preparing to take a hard line against the common practice of administering certain respiratory virus vaccines at the same time. The leadership ...

The Trump administration has canceled $766 million awarded to drugmaker Moderna Inc. to develop a vaccine against potential pandemic influenza viruses, including the H5N1 bird flu. The company said it was notified Wednesday that the Health and Human ...

Massachusetts makes flu vaccines more accessible with new standing order, allowing qualified health personnel to administer state-supplied vaccines.

The American Medical Association has released updates to several Category I vaccine CPT codes. The FDA pending indicator has been removed from CPT 90670, and CPT 90644 was approved after the AMA’s October editorial meeting, according to the update.

Massachusetts has eased access to flu shots by allowing local health boards to administer vaccines without a provider's sign-off.

Zoetis received conditional USDA approval for an avian flu vaccine. Major poultry and dairy organizations back vaccine use to control the virus. The Trump administration is rolling out a new strategy to combat avian flu, moving away from mass culling of ...