A new study has shown that person-to-person variation in antibody immunity plays a key role in shaping which influenza (flu) ...

Timing your COVID-19 booster with your annual flu vaccination may be a convenient and effective way to protect yourself against both viruses.

FLU vaccination prevented up to 120,000 hospital admissions in England during the 2024/25 season, despite concerning declines ...

Fatalities among children were high again for a second year in Florida, while national numbers were the highest since the ...

The world of seasonal flu prevention ... because even moderate effectiveness translates to substantial reductions in healthcare burden during peak respiratory illness season.

"The results do not suggest that vaccination increases the risk of flu," Cleveland Clinic stated. "Instead, the study implies that the effectiveness of this season’s vaccine in preventing ...

But flu vaccine effectiveness varies each season, and some experts say this year’s shot may have been a poor match for the most virulent strains. On average, the flu vaccine is about 50 percent ...

In adults. that number was 54%. In addition, CDC numbers say this season's flu shot effectiveness is 78% in kids and up to 55% in adults against hospitalizations. Although preliminary, these ...

Preliminary estimates show the flu vaccine was up to 55% effective at preventing hospitalizations among adults this season, according to a Feb. 27 CDC report. This season’s preliminary estimates ...

So far this season, the vaccine's protection against flu hospitalization was at least 63% for children and at least 41% for adults. These estimates of effectiveness against hospitalization ...

“I look forward to working with Vaxart and medical experts to ensure this work produces safe, effective ... that would be included in next season’s flu shot, but federal officials told ...

“They typically have much higher effectiveness for things that matter a lot: hospitalization, ICU admission, ventilatory support, and death.” 3. Flu strains for next season’s shots are in limbo.