In a typical year, the process of bringing a new seasonal flu shot to market is one of the United States’ most predictable ...

Flu vaccines significantly reduce the number of illnesses in children, new research from Harvard Medical School shows. The ...

Pediatric flu vaccines significantly reduce the number of childhood cases of influenza, new research from Harvard Medical ...

Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine gave more protection against illness than the standard flu shot in a phase 3 clinical trial, according to published results.

New flu strain explained as cases continue to surge Georgia Tech chemist and vaccine expert, M.G. Finn, explains the new strain of flu that is on the rise this season and how the flu vaccine combats ...

Influenza A (H3N2) viruses appear to have entered a new phase of evolution. Analysis of more than 24,000 viral sequences revealed increasing diversification within clade J.2 and the emergence of a new ...

Both the seasonal flu vaccine and the updated COVID-19 vaccine are recommended annually for nearly everyone ages 6 months and older to prevent severe respiratory illness, hospitalizations, and death.

Some surveys have shown that nearly 30% of people believe getting a flu shot can actually cause influenza. This belief is likely due to common side effects linked to the vaccine, including headache, ...

As the U.S. flu season winds down, health officials say the flu vaccine didn't work very well, with one of its worst effectiveness rates in more than a decade. A new strain that dominated the early ...

Cases of the flu are rising rapidly across the United States, driven by a new variant of the virus, gripping more than half of the states, even as holiday travel plays out. That variant, known as ...