The patch-delivered vaccine trial received $28.5m in funding from US authorities as a potential pandemic preparation.

For the best protection, everyone 6 months and older should get vaccinated annually. No, a flu vaccine cannot cause flu illness. Flu vaccines that are administered with a needle (flu shots) are ...

The recent bone-chilling cold reminded us that winter weather is here to stay. Another reminder of the change of seasons is the increase in cold and flu cases. Flu season has officially begun in ...

A preservative-free flu shot is a type of flu vaccine that does ... and other microorganisms that might contaminate a vial when a needle is inserted. Some people seek out preservative-free ...

Researchers in the US have been trialling a flu skin patch which could be used as an alternative to traditional needle injections in the future. The patch uses pain-free microneedles which ...

Flu cases are continuing to rise across the country, public health data show, with Quebec, B.C. and the territories ...

To compare EI with needle injection through these conventional routes, we used a formalin-inactivated Aichi/68 influenza virus to immunize BALB/c mice (n = 8 per group). For EI, the vaccine was ...