Respiratory health expert David Hui on Sunday called on people to get vaccinated as soon as possible, saying there’s been a ...

The Communicable Disease Control Department (CDC) warns of a human metapneumovirus (hMPV) outbreak in China. hMPV causes ...

“Dr. Chen Chih-jung of Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital stated in an interview on Thursday that hMPV is similar to ...

Experts have said that the predominant flu strain circulating in Beijing this flu season is the H1N1 type of influenza A, ...

Elderly individuals, infants, pregnant women and obese individuals with lower immunity are at a higher risk of developing severe complications after contracting the flu virus. The Chinese Center ...

The spread of respiratory pathogens this winter has been less intense compared to the last peak season, but various ...

The flu is surging in New York and across the US — and claimed the lives of five kids in the days before Christmas. Positive tests climbed a whopping 12% for the week ending Dec. 21, according ...

About 20 percent of Americans now say they believe vaccines are more dangerous than the illness they are supposed to prevent.

As of Dec. 14, just over a third (42 percent) of U.S. kids 17 and younger had gotten flu shots, compared with 43 percent at the same time last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control ...

A study shows that the influenza vaccine effectively prevents severe illness, including hospitalizations, in children. () The study led by researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and ...

Genetic analysis of H5N1 bird flu virus that infected a Canadian teenager shows 'worrisome' mutations, new studies reveal.