"Society as a whole is less immune, we have slightly lower vaccination rates, and so our defenses are slightly down." Is it too late to get a flu shot? It's not too late to get a flu shot — in ...

The flu vaccine is available at most pharmacies and doctors’ offices at no cost. The Chicago Department of Public Health runs immunization clinics for children under 18 and adults who are ...

While health officials recommend the annual flu shot to those older than 6 months, only about 44% of adults got flu shots this winter, the AP reported. Children's vaccinations dropped from 50% to 45%.

The flu virus mutates constantly, which is why people need flu shots every year and some years the shots are more effective than others. Technically called "highly pathogenic avian influenza ...

Levels of influenza nationwide are now at the highest they have been since the peak of the 2009 swine flu pandemic, according to figures published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and ...

The health minister said that although the country has run out of some types of flu vaccine, the new stock is expected to arrive by March. Speaking to The Star on Feb 9, Dr Dzulkefly said this ...

What can I do to protect myself? A flu vaccine for everyone ages 6 months and older is crucial, Dr. Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner, a medical epidemiologist in the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Until recently, all dairy herd detections in the U.S. had involved a form of bird flu, or avian influenza, known as B3.13. This strain of bird flu, known as D1.1, has only ever previously been ...

Children With Severe Form of Epilepsy Should Receive Flu Vaccine Due to High Seizure Risk After Influenza Infection, Study Finds Nov. 16, 2022 — Children with a severe form of epilepsy should be ...

PETALING JAYA: While demand for flu vaccines have spiked following news ... to get vaccinated quickly,” he added. The global vaccine supply is made up of vaccines produced by 30 manufacturers ...

Here, members of a West German Navy vessel hand over a jar of vaccine to the U.S. transport ship General Patch for 134 people sick with flu. Henry Brueggemann/AP Photo However, Americans were not ...

It's not too late to get a flu shot, experts say. The CDC recommends everyone 6 months and older get a seasonal influenza vaccine. The flu shot can offer continued protection against multiple ...