Respiratory syncytial virus and influenza activity are on the rise in parts of the country, particularly among young children, according to the CDC's latest respiratory virus updates. Overall, the ...

Dr. Robert Jacobson, medical director for Mayo Clinic's Primary Care Immunization Program, clears up some misconceptions about COVID-19 and the flu.

The presentation, so brief as to be little more than a public service announcement, signals an abandonment of efforts to ...

Oct. 17, 2024 — With viral outbreaks spreading more quickly, faster responses and quicker development of new vaccines has become crucial. However, production of the mRNA used in vaccines is ...

Oct. 28, 2024 — A strain of H5N1 avian influenza virus found in a Texas dairy worker who was infected this spring was able to spread among ferrets through the air, ... Aug. 19, 2024 — The ...

Health officials say it's important to get flu and COVID-19 vaccines ahead of the holidays when respiratory bugs tend to ...

Your decision to get the flu vaccine could spare you from being the person who passes the virus around the office, school, health club or church. It isn’t always obvious who amo ...

Influenza and 2023 to 2024 COVID-19 vaccination coverage is 80.7% and 15.3%, respectively, among health care personnel at acute care hospitals and is lower among health care personnel at nursing homes ...

Protection from flu vaccines takes a couple of weeks to kick in, so getting one now may protect you ahead of the holidays.

Bird flu has been detected in a U.S. pig for the first time, raising concerns among healthcare experts about avian influenza’s potential to cross species boundaries and impact human health.

COVID-19 and influenza cases across Florida are expected to rise in November and doctors are urging people to get the new ...