Flu Vaccines Are Approved and Urged for Most

The Food and Drug Administration approved vaccines for the next flu season, and health officials recommend vaccination for everyone 6 months old and older.

Targeted flu strains selected for seasonal flu vaccines

Federal health officials are taking the first shot in the annual war on flu. The Food and Drug Administration has approved the vaccines drug companies will start producing for the...

FDA Approves Vaccines for 2010-11 Flu Season

FDA Approves Vaccines for 2010-11 Flu Season

Companies start shipping U.S. flu vaccines

Two flu vaccine makers said on Friday they had started shipping supplies for the U.S. market, one of the earliest starts ever to distributing seasonal influenza vaccine.

Seven Influenza Vaccines For Coming Season Approved By FDA

The US FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has approved vaccines for the 2010-2011 USA influenza season, protecting against three strains of influenza, including the H1N1 virus which caused the 2009 pandemic. In 2009, because the H1N1 virus appeared after seasonal vaccine production commenced, two separate vaccines were required to protect against the seasonal flu and the 2009 H1N1 pandemic flu ...