In the hecticness of the holiday hustle, you may have forgotten to get your flu shot. Yet as you resumed your everyday schedule, you may have started hearing about how nasty flu season is. Yet, stores ...

Here's a hint: It has to do with when your child gets (or doesn't get) their annual flu shot.

Every year, flu vaccines are updated to match the flu viruses expected to circulate. For 2026, the vaccine focuses on several influenza strains that research predicts will be most prevalent. This ...

Experts recommend vaccines by end of October, but shots remain effective in winter. Flu vaccine halves medical visits; vulnerable groups gain largest benefit from shots. Vaccines cause only mild, ...

Influenza A H3N2 subclade K has driven flu cases across the country, with 52 counties in Florida seeing increases over the past week. While the current flu vaccine might be a "mismatch," it still ...

Flu cases are high or very high in 45 states, with doctor’s visits for flu-like symptoms at levels not seen in three decades. But you can still protect yourself. This flu season already appears to be ...

Every year, tens of millions of people in the U.S. get the flu vaccine. That’s because the virus changes year-to-year and protection only lasts around six months. Adolfo Garcia-Sastre wants to change ...