Although a flu shot doesn’t guarantee one won’t catch the flu, the vaccine still counts as one of the most effective lifesaving public health tools we have.

Influenza continues to pose a significant global health burden, with seasonal outbreaks causing substantial morbidity and ...

The extraordinary effort to create a parallel system of recommending and perhaps even providing vaccines faces major ...

This resource details recent developments in vaccinations, how addressing misinformation and hesitancy can improve public health, updated vaccination guidelines and more.

A former leader of the anti-vaccine group Children’s Health Defense will present this week on thimerosal in flu vaccines at a ...

The CDC recommends that everyone ages 6 months and older get an annual flu vaccine. As of April 19, just 49 percent of children had received one, lower than last season at the same time, when 53 ...

The CDC reports the weekly flu virus in Virginia has dropped from the very high category to the high category. It also shows that 17.1 of emergency department visits were for respiratory illnesses.

The 2024-2025 COVID-19 and influenza vaccines provided protection against ED/UC, outpatient visits, and hospitalizations. In the 2024-2025 season, the COVID-19 vaccine provided additional ...

Why the CDC is warning that this flu season is on track to be one of the worst in a decade 03:26. This season's influenza vaccine may have been a poor match to a strain of the flu virus that ...

The CDC has halted its flu vaccination campaign, 'Wild to Mild', launched in fall 2023, aimed to educate the public on flu vaccination benefits. The campaign's end comes after an HHS review and ...

The CDC’s decision under the Trump administration also comes as the country is grappling with a surge in flu cases. More than 50,000 people were hospitalized with the flu during the week of Feb ...