Protection from shots like the flu vaccine typically takes a couple of weeks to kick in, so getting one now may offer ...

If you missed the early fall push for flu and COVID-19 vaccines, it's not too late. Health officials say it's important to ...

All flu vaccinations this year will guard against two Type A flu strains and one Type B strain. Another once-common form of Type B flu quit spreading a few years ago and was removed from the vaccine.

In other developments, Alveo Technologies announced an agreement with CDC to develop a rapid multiplex test for point-of-need ...

The teenager was healthy before developing symptoms and is not known to have any contact with infected animals, health ...

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Influenza A is the most common variant of the flu and the one you’re most likely to get during pregnancy. A flu shot is the ...

B.C.’s provincial heath officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, has reported the first suspected human case of avian flu had been detected ...

Initial testing indicated the infection is from bird flu. Officials believe it is the Type A H5N1 bird flu but are awaiting ...