To maintain vaccine efficacy, WHO regularly updates influenza vaccine strains based on global epidemiological, virological, ...

The Food and Drug Administration canceled a meeting to update on influenza vaccines. The annual meeting cancellation came in late February. One key determination is figuring out which strain of the ...

Receiving an electronic reminder about influenza vaccination appeared to decrease COVID vaccination rates. Further study of ...

Not long after the first flu shot was introduced in 1945 by University of Michigan virologist Thomas Francis and his ...

I am encouraged that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, has advocated for the importance of children getting vaccinated against measles. But this is not ...

The H5N1 Avian Bird Flu has been the talk of many health departments and agencies around the state of Indiana the last few weeks.

Influenza infections are outpacing COVID-19 cases for the first time since the pandemic. Here are the best ways to stay ...

It’s not totally clear why flu is hitting so hard this year. One possibility is that it got off to a late start, so the ...

Influenza virus is an infectious agent belonging to the virus family Orthomyxoviridae that causes a respiratory tract infection (influenza or 'flu') in vertebrates. There are three main species ...

“Findings in this report show that vaccination with the 2024–2025 influenza vaccine reduced the likelihood of medically attended influenza and support CDC’s recommendation that all persons aged ≥6 ...

If the FDA and CDC sit on their hands, next season the flu shot will be a lot more expensive, if you can find it at all. That ...

According to the CDC, flu season peaks in December through March. How many people are hospitalized from the flu in Central ...