Influenza B viruses are undergoing a period of antigenic and genetic expansion, with several reassorted viruses emerging that also contain point mutations in key hemagglutinin antigenic sites proximal...

Aging has effects on the immune system that are similar in men and women, but also reshapes their immune systems in unique, sex-specific ways, however these differences are rarely taken into considera...

Co-chair of the Options XIII Conference for the Control of Influenza, Dr Andrew Pekosz is Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at the Johns Hopkins Bloom...

I was shaped by World War II, years of near starvation as a war refugee, postwar chaos, life in several countries, and relative affluence in later life. The truth is that as I was growing up I wanted ...

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SHOT IN THE ARM explores vaccine hesitancy historically and in the context of Covid-19.

Seasonal influenza viruses continually acquire mutations that can alter both their replication efficiency and antigenic properties. While recent seasonal Influenza B viruses (IBV) are characterized as...

Experts at Johns Hopkins and across the country work together to better understand the behavior and characteristics of respiratory viruses, how our immune system responds to them, and how we can preve...

The Health and Human Services Secretary claimed, against all scientific consensus, that these vaccines are ineffective.

ASM calls on the Trump Administration to put science ahead of politics and immediately end its plan to force scientific grants to be reviewed by political appointees.

This comparative effectiveness study analyses the number of lives and life-years saved worldwide among those who had been vaccinated during the COVID-19 pandemic 2020-2024 years.

BACKGROUND Influenza B virus is a significant contributor to annual total and severe cases of influenza, particularly in the young and elderly. Coupling whole virus genome sequencing with the monitori...

An increase in the number of human cases of influenza A/H5N1 infection in the US has raised concerns about the pandemic potential of the virus. Preexisting population immunity is a key determinant for...

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NB.1.8.1 recently caused surges in China and other parts of Asia. Will cases spike in the US this summer? Here's what we know about the new variant so far.

npj Viruses - Enhanced neurotropism of bovine H5N1 compared to the Vietnam H5N1 isolate in C57BL/6J mice

Data shows around 300 deaths a week in mid-April as the FDA rolls out more-stringent vaccine approval rules.