Cold & Flu Health Center

Dec 31 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it has approved vaccines for the 2010-2011 influenza season in the United States. Seasonal influenza vaccine protects against three strai... Read more »

Aug 3 - Two people with compromised immune systems who became ill with 2009 H1N1 influenza developed drug-resistant strains of virus after less than two weeks on therapy, report doctors from the National I... Read more »

Mar 30 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Agriflu for people ages 18 years and older to prevent disease caused by influenza virus subtypes A and B. Read more »

Dec 2 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today published a guidance document that should help manufacturers develop diagnostic tests for the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus. Although there are not any FDA-a... Read more »

Nov 3 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved use of the seasonal influenza vaccine Fluarix to include children ages 3 years to 17 years. Previously, this vaccine, which contains inactivated... Read more »

Oct 20 - The National Institutes of Health is preparing to launch the first government-sponsored clinical trial to determine what dose of the 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine is needed to induce a protective imm... Read more »