Key Takeaways This season's flu vaccine didn't work as well as usual, officials sayA new virus strain did not match the shot well Scientists are already planning for next winter's vaccines MONDAY, ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...

Cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) have been steadily rising since winter began, but new data suggests the virus is surging in Northern California.

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

–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 ...

Kent County Health Department leaders, in a March 11 newsletter, said they were made aware of the county's first pediatric flu death for the 2025-2026 season.

Another child under 5 years old has died from the flu, state health officials confirmed, marking the third pediatric death attributed to the respiratory virus this season. The child, from the northern ...

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