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

As the U.S. flu season winds down, health officials say the flu vaccine didn’t work very well. It had one of its worst effectiveness rates in more than a decade.

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 ...

A judge on Monday ruled the Trump administration "disregarded" scientific methods historically used to make vaccine decisions ...

A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked federal health officials from cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every child, and said U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. likely ...

Interim influenza vaccine effectiveness for the 2025 to 2026 season appears to be lower than in recent influenza seasons, but still provides protection for children and adolescents and for adults, ...

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 ...