Flu (Influenza)
News Releases and Statements
Apr. 18, 2013
NIH-Supported Researchers Glean Clues from H7N9 Influenza Genetic Sequences
Feb. 5, 2013
Three NIH-Sponsored Clinical Trials Test Influenza Treatments
Sept. 11, 2012
Media Availability: Reconstructed 1918 Influenza Virus Has Yielded Key Insights, Scientists Say
Aug. 29, 2012
NIH Scientists Map First Steps in Flu Antibody Development
Aug. 15, 2012
Media Availability: NIH Study Suggests Potential Hurdle to Universal Flu Vaccine Development May Be Overcome
Nov. 16, 2011
NIH Grantees Rebut Theory that Seasonal Flu Strains Originate in Tropical Regions
Oct. 4, 2011
Priming with DNA Vaccine Makes Avian Flu Vaccine Work Better
Sept. 19, 2011
Media Availability: NIH Scientists Find Earliest Known Evidence of 1918 Influenza Pandemic
Aug. 16, 2011
Any Prime-Boost Mix of Injected or Spray Flu Vaccine Shields Toddlers
May 25, 2011
NIAID Media Availability: Evolution of Swine Flu Viruses Traced in Long-Term Study
Dec. 13, 2010
2009 H1N1 Vaccine Safe and Induces Robust Immune Response in People with Asthma
Dec. 13, 2010
Q&A: NIH Trial of 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine in People with Asthma
Dec. 6, 2010
NIAID Media Availability: A Flu Vaccine that Lasts
Nov. 17, 2010
NIH Experts Describe Influenza Vaccines of the Future
Nov. 12, 2010
NIAID Media Availability: NIH Scientists Explore 1510 Influenza Pandemic and Lessons Learned
Nov. 2, 2010
NIAID Media Availability: New Study Re-examines Bacterial Vaccine Studies Conducted During 1918 Influenza Pandemic
Sept. 28, 2010
NIAID Media Availability: NIH Scientists Consider Fate of Pandemic H1N1 Flu Virus
July 15, 2010
NIH Scientists Advance Universal Flu Vaccine
June 15, 2010
NIAID Media Availability: NIH-Funded Scientists Find 2009 H1N1 Pandemic Influenza Vaccine Protects Mice from 1918 Influenza Virus
March 26, 2010
Rapid Development of Drug-Resistant 2009 H1N1 Influenza Reported in Two Cases
March 24, 2010
1918 and 2009 Pandemic Influenza Viruses Lack a Sugar Topping
March 9, 2010
NIAID Media Availability: Vaccinating Children against Flu Helps Protect Wider Community
Dec. 10, 2009
NIAID Trial of 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Enrolling HIV-Positive Adults
Dec. 7, 2009
New York Autopsies Show 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus Damages Entire Airway
Dec. 3, 2009
NIAID Web Bulletin: NIAID to Compare Responses of Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Women in Clinical Trial of 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine
Nov. 25, 2009
Bulletin: NIAID Studies Investigate Immune Responses to Shot, Spray 2009 Pandemic Flu Vaccines
Nov. 16, 2009
NIAID Media Availability: Immune System of Healthy Adults May Be Better Prepared Than Expected to Fight 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus
Nov. 2, 2009
Bulletin: Updated Results: In Youngest Children, a Second Dose of 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Elicits Robust Immune Response
Nov. 2, 2009
Initial Results Show Pregnant Women Mount Strong Immune Response To One Dose of 2009 H1N1 Flu Vaccine
Oct. 29, 2009
NIAID Scientists Propose New Explanation for Flu Virus Antigenic Drift
Oct. 9, 2009
NIH Prepares to Launch 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Trial in People with Asthma
Oct. 9, 2009
NIH Launches 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Trials in HIV-Infected Children, Youth and Pregnant Women
Oct. 9, 2009
Bulletin: Early Results: NIAID Trial Supports Co-Administration of 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine and Seasonal Influenza Vaccine
Oct. 8, 2009
NIAID Trial Testing 2009 H1N1 Flu Vaccine Plus Adjuvant
Oct. 8, 2009
Q&A: Trial of a Candidate 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Plus Adjuvant
Sept. 21, 2009
Early Results: In Children, 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Works Like Seasonal Flu Vaccine
Sept. 21, 2009
NIAID Media Advisory: Update on NIAID Clinical Trials of 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccines in Children
Sept. 11, 2009
Statement: Early Results from Clinical Trials of 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccines in Healthy Adults
Sept. 9, 2009
NIAID Launches 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Trial in Pregnant Women
Sept. 9, 2009
Q&A: NIAID Trial of Candidate 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine in Pregnant Women at the Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Units
Sept. 1, 2009
Studies in Animals Suggest 2009 H1N1 Virus May Have Biological Advantage Over Seasonal Influenza Viruses
Aug. 19, 2009
Q & A: Pediatric Trials of Candidate 2009 H1N1 Vaccine at NIAID Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Units (VTEUs)
Aug. 18, 2009
Bulletin: NIAID to Begin Trials of Candidate H1N1 Vaccines in Children
Aug. 11, 2009
NIAID Media Availability: NIAID Scientists View Past Flu Pandemics for Clues to Future Course of 2009 H1N1 Virus
July 22, 2009
Q & A: Clinical Trials of 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccines Conducted by the NIAID-Supported Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Units
July 22, 2009
NIAID Set to Launch Clinical Trials to Test 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Candidates
June 29, 2009
Dynasty: Influenza Virus in 1918 and Today
May 13, 2009
NIAID Media Availability: Scientists Develop Mathematical Model to Predict the Immune Response to Influenza
Feb. 26, 2009
NIAID Media Availability: Flu Virus Foiled Again
Feb. 22, 2009
Scientists Identify Lab-Made Proteins That Neutralize Multiple Strains of Seasonal and Pandemic Flu Viruses
Aug. 18, 2008
Bacterial Pneumonia Caused Most Deaths in 1918 Influenza Pandemic
April 30, 2008
Researchers Find Quick Way to Make Human Monoclonal Antibodies against Flu
April 16, 2008
NIAID Media Availability: Study Provides New Understanding of Forces Behind Seasonal Flu Virus Evolution
Sept. 24, 2007
NIAID Media Availability: NIH Scientists Describe Ways to Accurately Assess Mortality Benefits of Influenza Vaccine in the Elderly
Aug. 9, 2007
NIH Scientists Target Future Pandemic Strains of H5N1 Avian Influenza
July 2, 2007
NIAID Media Availability: Scientists Describe How 1918 Influenza Virus Sample was Exhumed in Alaska, A Finding Critical to Future Pandemic Planning
May 28, 2007
Human Antibodies Protect Mice from Avian Flu
May 8, 2007
Media Availability: Commentary Discusses Why Predicting the Next Influenza Pandemic Is Difficult and How Scientists Can Best Prepare
April 2, 2007
Rapid Response was Crucial to Containing the 1918 Flu Pandemic
April 2, 2007
NIAID Expands Capability for Influenza Research and Surveillance
Feb. 28, 2007
Review of 1918 Pandemic Flu Studies Offers More Questions than Answers
Feb. 21, 2007
2,000 Influenza Virus Genomes Now Completed and Publicly Accessible
Jan. 3, 2007
NIAID DNA Vaccine for H5N1 Avian Influenza Enters Human Trial
Jan. 3, 2007
New Details on How the Immune System Recognizes Influenza
Nov. 13, 2006
HHS News: Inexpensive Test Detects H5N1 Infections Quickly and Accurately
Oct. 17, 2006
Experimental Vaccine Protects Mice Against Deadly 1918 Flu Virus
Oct. 12, 2006
Updates on Pandemic Flu Vaccine Trials to Be Presented at 44th Annual IDSA Meeting
Sept. 27, 2006
Mouse Study Reveals New Clues About Virulence of 1918 Influenza Virus
Sept. 25, 2006
H9N2 Avian Flu Vaccine Paired with Adjuvant Provokes Strong Human Immune Response at Low Doses
Sept. 11, 2006
Live H5N1 Avian Flu Virus Vaccines Show Protection in Animal Studies
Aug. 28, 2006
Quick Diagnosis of Flu Strains Possible with New Microchip Test
May 22, 2006
NIAID Study Finds Higher Dose of Flu Vaccine Improves Immune Response in the Elderly
March 29, 2006
H5N1 Avian Flu Virus Vaccine Induces Immune Responses in Healthy Adults
March 16, 2006
NIAID Media Availability: New Study Describes Key Protein from Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Flu Virus and How It Might Mutate
Dec. 22, 2005
Effective Government/Industry Collaboration Bolsters Flu Vaccine Supply
Nov. 25, 2005
Agricultural Workers at Increased Risk for Infection with Animal Flu Viruses
Oct. 5, 2005
Unmasking the 1918 Influenza Virus: An Important Step Toward Pandemic Influenza Preparedness
Oct. 5, 2005
Genomes of More than 200 Human Flu Strains Reveal a Dynamic Virus
Sept. 28, 2005
NIAID and MedImmune Join Forces to Develop Potential Pandemic Influenza Vaccines
April 1, 2005
HHS Awards $97 Million Contract to Develop Cell Culture-Based Influenza Vaccine
March 23, 2005
NIAID Initiates Trial of Experimental Avian Flu Vaccine
Feb. 15, 2005
A Statement by CDC and NIH: "Impact of Influenza Vaccination on Seasonal Mortality in the US Elderly Population"
Dec. 8, 2004
NIAID-Sponsored Clinical Trial Aims to Boost Flu Vaccine Supply
Nov. 15, 2004
NIAID Launches Influenza Genome Sequencing Project
Aug. 17, 2004
NIAID Taps Chiron to Develop Vaccine Against H9N2 Avian Influenza
May 27, 2004
NIAID Announces Contracts to Develop Vaccine Against H5N1 Avian Influenza
Sept. 6, 2001
A Small Genetic Change Makes Flu Virus Deadly
Sept. 29, 2000
Government and Industry Team Up to Battle Infectious Diseases
Feb. 8, 2000
Nasal Spray Vaccine Protects Against Unexpected Flu Strain
Aug. 17, 1998
Scientists Discover How Influenza Virus Becomes More Deadly
May 13, 1998
Nasal Spray Vaccine Prevents Both the Flu and Flu-Related Earaches
July 14, 1997
Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine Proves Effective in Children
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