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

Fact checked by Jennifer Klump For years, researchers have sought to develop a vaccine that can protect against any current or future influenza virus variants, including those that have the potential ...

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

Acute necrotizing encephalopathy is deadly in more than a quarter of kids diagnosed with the inflammatory brain disease.

At least 11 children in the U.S. have died from influenza-associated acute necrotizing encephalopathy since October 2023, a ...

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

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

Children may be more likely to survive a rare, potentially fatal influenza complication if they receive rapid treatment for ...

Although it has been largely phased out of U.S. vaccines, thimerosal has long been targeted by anti-vaccine advocates.

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

In a proof-of-concept study, scientists have shown that flossing your teeth could be a way to deliver vaccinations that ...

Studies suggest that people who had seasonal flus or vaccinations have low antibody levels against H5N1 bird flu.