Influenza-COVID Combo Vaccine Trial Halted Over Safety Concerns
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has put a hold on Novavax’s COVID-influenza combination vaccine and standalone influenza vaccines being tested in clinical trials after a participant reported nerve damage following receipt of the experimental vaccine in January 2024.1 Reported symptoms were diagnosed as motor neuropathy, a disease process that can be acquired, hereditary […]
Are Influenza Vaccine Failures One Reason for Declining Flu Shot Uptake?
The rates of adults and children in the United States receiving influenza vaccinations have been steadily declining in recent years, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). During the 2019-2020 “flu season,” 63.7 percent of American children between six months to 17 years of age received flu shots, compared to 55.4 […]