Immunologist Zachary Rubin explains how the World Health Organization decides which strains of influenza end up in annual flu ...
Everyone ages six months or older should get the flu shot every year, according to the CDC and major medical institutions ...
This year’s doses protect against three strains of influenza, including two types of influenza A and one type of influenza B.
BRITAIN could be hit by the worst flu epidemic in a decade, new figures suggest. NHS officals have warned the winter virus ...
Flu season is developing in Florida and it takes about two weeks for your flu shots to take effect, so experts say to get ...
In the U.S., all flu vaccines for the 2025-2026 season will be trivalent, which means they’re formulated to protect against ...
As another flu season approaches, health officials are urging Americans to roll up their sleeves. Despite some confusion ...
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Opinion: Why you should get your annual flu shot

Protecting your health is important, but the flu shot is also an act of community solidarity. Annual influenza epidemics vary in severity, and some, like last year’s flu season, are devastating.
Indiana has recorded the first flu death of the 2025-26 flu season, which runs from October thru May every year.
It’s difficult to say just how severe the flu season will be before it starts. Here’s how experts try to predict it.View on ...
Now you can give yourself a flu vaccine at home. Should you try it? If you have a fear of needles and are nervous about getting the flu shot, you’re not alone. It’s estimated that up to 25% of adults ...
CSHD said a flu vaccine is needed every season for two reasons. First, the body’s immune response to vaccination declines ...