The experimental mRNA vaccine prevented 60% to 67% of flu infections, while the conventional vaccine prevented 44% to 54% of ...

Cuts to funding and personnel at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are endangering the public’s health and ...

The mRNA platform offers the advantage of faster vaccine production, which could allow more time to decide on which flu strains to cover.

A new flu variant spreading across the U.K., Japan and Canada is raising concerns among U.S. health experts, who warn it ...

"Friendsgiving" describes a meal, usually potluck-style, shared with friends around the time of Thanksgiving. The custom may ...

The country's first-ever H5N5 bird flu case has been confirmed in Washington State, where a resident is hospitalized with a ...

How bad will this year’s flu season be in the United States? At the moment, we have no answer to that important question.

The United States may be headed for a rough flu season, with a virus that causes more severe symptoms than the one last year ...

With a new flu virus variant circulating, scientists fear more sickness this winter. The vaccine may be slightly less ...

A new strain of influenza A, called H3N2, has caused a spike in infections in other countries including areas of the Southern ...

Health experts recommend everyone ages 6 months and older get an annual flu vaccine. For those averse to needles, there’s a ...

Trends complicating 2025 flu season include a new H3N2 variant, declining vaccination rates, and ongoing measles outbreaks impacting hospitals.