The recommendations were made following a meeting that included experts from the FDA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Department of Defense.

Prior exposures to specific types of seasonal influenza viruses promote cross-reactive immunity against the H5N1 avian ...

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

This strain causes severe bronchitis with excessive coughing, requiring nebulizers, inhalers, or oral steroids for relief, ...

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

As STAT’s Helen Branswell writes, mRNA vaccines are the fastest to make and the easiest to mass produce.

A flu season that packed emergency rooms across Ventura County has brought 30 deaths so far, making it the county's second ...

After speculation as to whether this year’s flu vaccine could be poorly matched to the current strain of flu, new Centers for ...

Older adults who were exposed to seasonal flu viruses that circulated prior to 1968 are more likely to have some protection ...