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The FDA's goal is to roll out the combo option by the following flu season.
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The FDA's goal is to roll out the combo option by the following flu season.
The vaccine proved more effective than in previous seasons at preventing hospitalizations and emergency room visits.
Health officials are redoubling calls for Americans to get vaccinated, with flu shots lagging previous seasons.
Doctors are warning people to get vaccinated against the flu and COVID-19, especially ahead of the holiday season.
Roughly a quarter of the high school's students were absent Tuesday, as the state warns this year's flu season is "showing concerning, early signs that it may be worse than in recent years."
The Trump administration rejected recommendations to offer flu vaccines to migrants in Border Patrol custody, saying it was not operationally feasible.
A San Diego high school seemingly has a flu outbreak, causing 1,400 students to call out this week.
Health officials are worried about a false sense of security after two milder flu seasons due to COVID precautions.
Research shows pandemic precautions, like wearing masks and social distancing, helped stop the spread of flu and other common respiratory viruses last season, but now those precautions aren't as prevalent.
Flu season is right in front of us, even as the Delta variant has COVID-19 cases soaring. Hospitals are worried.
"We put our daughter to bed and she never woke up the same," the girls' mother wrote in an update about her daughter's health.
The CDC's most recent flu report says that as of February 29, hospitalization rates among children aged 4 and under were the highest on record at this point in the season.
Youngsters can have much more severe reactions to influenza B, the predominant strain this flu season, which has already seen double the number of pediatric deaths compared to last year.
One hospital in Indianapolis created flu checkpoints to keep young patients safe.
Flu season runs from October until about April, but usually peaks between December and February
Cases of the flu are on the rise as we head into the New Year. The CDC reports flu activity is picking up across the country, with high levels in Colorado and Georgia. Flu season runs from October until April, but usually peaks between December and February. Dr. Jonathan LaPook joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the effectiveness of this year's flu vaccine and how you can protect yourself from getting sick.
Health officials are urging all Americans over six months old to get a flu shot now. Last season, nearly 80,000 Americans died from the virus. That's the highest number since modern tracking began. Dr. Jon LaPook joins "CBS This Morning" to break down the myths of the flu shot and make a house call for our co-hosts.
CDC is keeping a close watch on the flu after the highest number of deaths from the virus last year since modern tracking began
Florida health officials say a child is the first death in Florida during this year's flu season. The child, who has not been identified, tested positive for Influenza B and was not vaccinated. A new national survey puts the spotlight on some popular and potentially dangerous myths about the flu shot. Dr. Tara Narula reports.
The CDC says last winter's flu season was the deadliest in at least four decades. CBS News' Kenneth Craig reports that health officials are urging everyone over the age of 6 months old to get the flu vaccine.
The FDA has decided the four strains of the flu virus it will target in next year's flu vaccine. But with this year's only being 36 percent effective, researchers want to develop one that can combat all strains of the virus. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook joins CBSN to discuss why a universal flu vaccinate is hard to create.
"We've been using this technology of inactivated virus that you grow in chicken eggs since the 1940s," the head of vaccine research at the NIH says
Since the flu virus mutates over time, it's been hard to come up with an effective vaccine. But one researcher says a universial flu vaccine, which is long overdue, could be ready in just a few years. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook reports.
Manufactures will have six to nine months to prepare more than 150 million doses to fight the flu
In a year where the influenza vaccine is just 25 percent effective, officials want to make sure next year's flu shot works better
Charleigh Chatterton gave birth to her daughter with no complications. Days later, her "chances of survival were slim" after she got a rash "as hot to touch as a boiled kettle," she said.
This is the first time fewer than 9,000 new weekly admissions were reported.
You probably clean your shoes if you step in something muddy or disgusting. But when you get home, do you always de-shoe at the door?
Musk said the company would try to use the implants to restore vision and mobility in humans who had lost such abilities.
Paxlovid, Pfizer's COVID-19 treatment pills, could go to the private market by late summer.
A new study funded by the National Institutes of Health brings more understanding to the symptoms of long COVID, with the aim of helping lead to much-needed treatment options.
Two months prior to her death, Tina Turner opened up about putting herself "in great danger" by not taking action for her kidney health sooner.
Authorities recently reported finding drug-resistant strains of the monkeypox virus.
The CDC says it's working with Mexican health officials and U.S. state and local health departments to respond to the outbreak among patients who traveled to Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas.
The WGA has already said it won't picket the Tonys after organizers agreed to host an unscripted ceremony.
Passengers on the Carnival Sunshine cruise ship described 40-foot waves and broken glass during an hours-long storm off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina.
As part of an airline passenger's lawsuit, the AI invented relevant cases that didn't exist and insisted that they were real.
Last month, a man terminally ill with cancer made a dying wish: To see his favorite soccer team, Wrexham AFC, and meet the owner, Ryan Reynolds.
President Biden went to Arlington National Cemetery to laud the sacrifice of generations of U.S. troops who died fighting for their country.
The WGA has already said it won't picket the Tonys after organizers agreed to host an unscripted ceremony.
As part of an airline passenger's lawsuit, the AI invented relevant cases that didn't exist and insisted that they were real.
Russia's war in Ukraine is spurring investments in renewable energy, but the world still must scale back fossil fuels to meet climate goals, energy group says.
The lawsuit claims drivers urinated in bottles and defecated in dog waste bags in their delivery vans to ensure that they weren't disciplined for failing to stay on pace with their deliveries.
From Ford's Edsel to bottled water with flavoring for pets, notorious corporate and marketing missteps are featured in a traveling exhibition, "The Museum of Failure," now on display in Brooklyn.
President Biden went to Arlington National Cemetery to laud the sacrifice of generations of U.S. troops who died fighting for their country.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden will now have to sell their debt ceiling deal to lawmakers.
The Kremlin is upset with remarks the South Carolina senator made about Ukraine.
On this "Face the Nation" broadcast, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Microsoft president and vice chair Brad Smith join Margaret Brennan.
Congress may vote as soon as this week on the debt ceiling deal reached by the White House and House Republicans.
Charleigh Chatterton gave birth to her daughter with no complications. Days later, her "chances of survival were slim" after she got a rash "as hot to touch as a boiled kettle," she said.
This is the first time fewer than 9,000 new weekly admissions were reported.
You probably clean your shoes if you step in something muddy or disgusting. But when you get home, do you always de-shoe at the door?
Musk said the company would try to use the implants to restore vision and mobility in humans who had lost such abilities.
Paxlovid, Pfizer's COVID-19 treatment pills, could go to the private market by late summer.
Scientists say global warming is exacerbating adverse weather.
"It could be hormones driving him to find a mate. Or it could be loneliness," one marine biologist said of the wayward Beluga.
Russia's war in Ukraine is spurring investments in renewable energy, but the world still must scale back fossil fuels to meet climate goals, energy group says.
Police were investigating the unexplained discoloration spotted near the iconic Rialto Bridge, amid speculation about a possible stunt by environmentalists.
The legislation, one of the harshest anti-LGBTQ laws in the world, also imposes a death sentence for the crime of "aggravated homosexuality."
The WGA has already said it won't picket the Tonys after organizers agreed to host an unscripted ceremony.
Singer Billie Eilish responded to criticism about her clothing in a series of Instagram stories over the weekend.
The live-action remake of the 1989 Disney classic exceeded other box office hits and new releases on Memorial Day weekend.
The 80-year-old Chilean-born writer, whose latest novel is "The Wind Knows My Name," talks about her tumultuous family history, and the passion and courage of her stories' female characters.
Chilean-born author Isabel Allende has written more than two dozen books that have been translated into some 40 languages. The 80-year-old Allende, whose latest novel is "The Wind Knows My Name," talks with correspondent Rita Braver about her tumultuous family history, which inspired her stories' passionate and courageous characters; how her 1982 bestseller "House of the Spirits" changed her life; and about her foundation, which supports groups trying to help young girls at risk around the world.
Brad Smith, the president and vice chair of Microsoft, joins ""Face the Nation"" to discuss the future of AI — and if it could face government regulation.
The hacking operation code-named "Volt Typhoon" that targeted critical infrastructure in Guam and other locations in the United States is of "real concern," Microsoft president and vice chair Brad Smith tells "Face the Nation." Watch more of Margaret Brennan's interview with Smith Sunday on "Face the Nation."
Musk said the company would try to use the implants to restore vision and mobility in humans who had lost such abilities.
As part of "CBS Mornings'" "American Innovation" series, Mark Strassmann reports on space quickly becoming the next economic frontier, if you can stick the landing.
Nearly 20 years ago, the movie "I, Robot" warned of an impending robot revolution powered by artificial intelligence that views humanity as "scum." Now, what was once science fiction has become a paramount concern for tech executives and futurists. Mo Gawdat, former chief business officer for Google's secretive research and development lab "X," joins CBS News to discuss the future of AI.
Science tells us there's a connection between hurricanes and climate change. But how strong is it? And what can we expect for the future?
Some scientists believe America's breadbasket could soon be at risk of potentially emptying, and they're warning a relentless drought is harming the nation's wheat crops. Science journalist Jenny Morber, who reports on climate resiliency and food, joined CBS News to discuss how researchers are trying to solve the problem.
The Supreme Court has again weakened the power of the Environmental Protection Agency. This time it involves wetlands. Jess Bravin, Supreme Court correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, joins CBS News to break down the court's latest ruling and its implications for the environment.
PM Giorgia Meloni's far-right government tried and failed to block EU plans to ban all new fossil fuel-powered cars by 2035, but it's not giving up the fight entirely.
Three of the seven Colorado River states - California, Arizona and Nevada - have agreed to cut their water usage by 3 million acre-feet by 2026. Some 40 million people and more than two dozen Native American tribes depend on the Colorado River. CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy breaks down the details of the historic deal.
Iren Byers, 20, was arrested in connection with four shootings late Friday night in Mesa and an additional homicide earlier on Friday in Phoenix.
Three people were killed and five others wounded in a shooting at a motorcycle rally in New Mexico.
Bradley Gillespie escaped from an Ohio prison with another inmate, James Lee, who was previously captured.
On Saturday at about 5 p.m., gunshots were fired at the 2023 Red River Memorial Day Motorcycle Rally, the New Mexico Department of Public Safety said.
Gabby Petito, 22, died at the hands of her fiancé, Brian Laundrie. Now, her parents are asking if her murder could have been prevented, and hope others can be saved by learning her story.
The first crewed flight of Virgin's spaceplane in two years sets the stage for customers to begin flights to the edge of space in June.
In an interview with CBS News, Peggy Whitson discusses her commercial visit to the International Space Station.
The Ax-2 private astronaut mission, two cargo launches and multiple spacewalks highlight a busy early summer aboard space station.
A camera team was able to identify what NASA called "an unusual surface change" near where the lander was supposed to end up.
The incredible photos show sunspots and quiet areas on the sun's topmost layer.
Live performances are in full swing this summer. Scroll through our concert gallery, featuring pictures by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton.
Despite losing three quarters of the blood in her body, Donna Ongsiako was able to help police find the person who almost took her life.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Vero Beach Police investigators focused on cellphone tower pings and surveillance footage cameras to catch a man who murdered his former girlfriend.
Lamar Johnson was convicted of Markus Boyd's murder in 1995. He always insisted he was innocent, but it would take almost three decades for a court to agree.
President Biden spoke to reporters Monday about the debt ceiling deal he reached over the weekend with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Biden said he felt "very good" about the prospects of Congress passing the deal.
Uganda's President Museveni signed one of the world's harshest anti-LGBTQ bills into law. calling for life imprisonment for anyone found to have engaged in homosexual acts. President Biden denounced it as a violation of human rights.
It's not too late to take advantage of some Memorial Day deals, including bargains on household items or summer styles. Ignacia Fulcher, supervising editor for the Deals team at Wirecutter, joins CBS News with more on where to find the best discounts.
Turkey's incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan officially won the country's runoff election over the weekend, extending his two-decade hold on power. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab has more.
President Biden attended a Memorial Day commemoration at Arlington National Cemetery and paid tribute to service members who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect the nation. Watch his full remarks.