Yes, it hurts a bit. No, that's not an excuse to skip getting the flu shot. Image: Wikimedia/Pete The leaves are changing color, the air has taken on a crisp chillness, the Halloween decorations ...

“It is quite amazing that you can get a vaccine to prevent not only the flu but then protect yourself from additional health complications,” said Ostrosky. An often-neglected impact of ...

This year’s flu shot will be missing a strain of influenza it’s protected against for more than a decade. That’s because there have been no confirmed flu cases caused by the Influenza B ...

The results support current recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that receiving the COVID-19 and flu shots at the same time is safe. The rates of side effects ...

Folks who want solid protection during the cold and flu season should get the influenza vaccine now, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. The ideal time to get the flu vaccine is by the end ...

As a result, U.S. flu vaccines have been redesigned. People getting the flu shot this year will be vaccinated against three commonly circulating strains instead of four, after one went extinct during ...

People getting the flu shot this year will be vaccinated against three commonly circulating strains instead of four, after one went extinct during the pandemic. Mark J. Terrill This year’s flu ...

With that in mind, now is the perfect time to start scheduling those flu shot appointments for your children and yourselves. To better understand why that is important, let’s take a look at the ...

With September and October widely considered the best times to get vaccinated for flu and COVID-19, some may wonder whether it’s OK to get both shots at the same time. The CDC states on its ...

Now that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the at-home use of the flu vaccine spray FluMist, how do you know that it's the right choice for you and your family? One expert offers ...

Myth 1: Getting the flu vaccine increases your risk of getting the virus "The answer to that one is a pretty easy 'no'," said Dr. Richard Webby, member of the Department of Host-Microbe ...

Gaps between flu and COVID-19 vaccination rates in New York underscored growing concerns that vaccine acceptance has reached a pivotal moment in history. Nearly 53% of New Yorkers received the flu ...