In the United States, influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) was similar in pregnant and nonpregnant women of reproductive age, ...

The HHS is betting $500 million on developing a universal flu vaccine that could protect against multiple flu strains.

Doctors and infectious disease experts stress that flu vaccines are safe, and they are especially important for older adults ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended that all people ages 6 months and older be vaccinated against influenza ...

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has approved a major Centers for Disease Control & Prevention ...

Compared to the standard shot, the mRNA vaccine had an overall vaccine efficacy that was 26.6 percent higher, and 27.4 ...

The United States will stop distributing all influenza vaccines that contain mercury-based preservative thimerosal, marking ...

The 2024-2025 flu shot has an estimated efficiency rate of 32%-60% against influenza and 63-78% against influenza-associated hospitalization among children and adolescents, according to data ...

CDC advisory committee recommends thimerosal-free influenza vaccines for all adults and children, despite claims that the mercury-based preservative poses no health risks.

Stephanie and Ian Campbell were "naive" about the impacts of Influenza B until their daughter was fighting for her life. They ...