Viral mismatch between circulating strains and vaccine may have weighed down effectiveness ...

NEW YORK — As the U.S. flu season winds down, health officials say the flu vaccine didn’t work very well, with one of its worst effectiveness rates in more than a decade. A new strain that dominated ...

FDA advisers recommend fall flu shot changes to include the new subclade K H3N2 variant for the 2026-27 season, improving vaccine relevance.

The US FDA’s vaccine advisors have recommended that three new influenza strains be included in next winter’s influenza vaccine, aiming in part to tamp down illness caused by subclade K, a mutated form ...

This death is the first in Kent County for the winter. In 2024-2025, two children died from the flu in Kent County.

KENT COUNTY, MI —Kent County health leaders have reported the county’s first pediatric flu death of the 2025-2026 season. It’s the third in Michigan this season. Michigan’s first two pediatric deaths ...

Doctors urge parents to vaccinate as RSV and flu cases rise across West Michigan, with hospitalizations climbing at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital.

The child died between the week of Feb. 21 and Feb. 28, the state's Department of Public Health reported. The post 8 children have now died from flu in Mass. this season appeared first on Boston.com.

–Public Health officials across the country are reemphasizing the importance of seasonal influenza vaccines as peak flu season comes to an end. Cede Becker is a Registered Nurse in the Community ...