Hacker News with Generative AI: Influenza

H5N1 influenza viral lineages beginning to evade human immunological defenses (medicalxpress.com)
New computational modeling of avian influenza variants' immunoprotein interactions—developed by a research team at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte—reveals the H5N1 influenza virus is evolving to escape immunological defenses raised by previous infection or vaccination in mammals.

Influenza, Virology, Immunology, Public Health, Computational Modeling

7 points by bikenaga 14 days ago | 0 comments

CDC terminates flu vaccine promotion campaign (npr.org)
As flu rages, the Trump administration has pulled the plug on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention flu immunization campaign that targeted high-risk groups, including pregnant women.

Health, Public Health, US Politics, Vaccines, Influenza

87 points by throw0101d 41 days ago | 85 comments

Extinction of the Influenza B Yamagata line during the Covid pandemic (2022) (nlm.nih.gov)
Vaccination remains the most effective way to mitigate the enormous burden of influenza on the health care system.

Influenza, Pandemic, Public Health, Vaccination

62 points by JumpCrisscross 164 days ago | 23 comments

Former CDC director predicts bird flu pandemic (thehill.com)

Public Health, Pandemic, Avian Flu, Influenza

15 points by dist-epoch 291 days ago | 0 comments

Scientists confirm that pasteurisation effectively inactivates influenza viruses (gla.ac.uk)

Science, Health, Influenza, Viruses

36 points by geox 303 days ago | 7 comments