The strain of bird flu that infected a Michigan dairy worker in May 2024 is capable of airborne transmission, according to ...

Despite Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr’s announcement ending covid-19 vaccine recommendations for healthy children and pregnant women, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has ...

Ohio State scientists engineered an antibody that may revolutionize prevention of the flu, other viruses and even non-viral diseases like cancer. The new molecule, delivered via nasal spray ...

there remain questions about whether the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention actually does have an acting director at this time. Its website does not list one. CDC staff have not been ...

Learn more. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, everyone six months or older should get the flu vaccination every year. It can take around two weeks for flu antibodies to ...

NEW YORK — More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago, according to a federal report released Friday. The 216 pediatric deaths reported by ...

The flu is sneaky. You can actually spread it to others before you even realize you're sick. This can happen up to one day before you start feeling symptoms and continue for five to seven days after ...

No matter what's ahead on your calendar, one thing is clear: You can't afford to let a cold or the flu slow you down. So don't sit idly by. Get a flu shot, of course, but you can also do more.