“Commonly known as the stomach flu, norovirus has been around forever, and has become the leading cause of gastroenteritis or inflammation of the intestinal tract that causes vomiting and diarrhea,” says Dr. Edmund Milder, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Rady Children’s Hospital and UC San Diego Health.

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer There is currently no vaccine for norovirus because of its many strains and the elusive nature of how the virus evolves.The closest norovirus vaccine is a Moderna trial wrapping up in 2027,

Norovirus is surging across the U.S., with case numbers higher now than they've been at the same time in more than a decade, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). There is no antiviral treatment for the miserable but thankfully short-lived illness,