Three types of flu viruses affect humans: types A, B, and C. Type A and B cause the annual influenza epidemics that have up to 20% of the population sniffling, aching, coughing, and running high ...

Protection from shots like the flu vaccine typically takes a couple of weeks to kick in, so getting one now may offer protection ahead of the holidays.

In the United States, flu shots are updated annually to include multiple types of influenza A and B viruses; scientists pick strains of the viruses expected to be dominant that year.

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s newly appointed Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) upheld ...

Dr. Shah explains that the flu shot typically contains up to four different inactive strains covering the two main types of flu: A and B. Getting the flu shot, he says, does not mean someone gets ...

Unlike past flu shots, ... For more than a decade, the annual flu shot has protected against four types of the influenza virus — but this year, that has changed.

Moderna Inc. said Monday its experimental flu shot showed positive results in a late-stage trial.   In a Phase 3 study, the ...

As flu season nears, experts encourage people to prepare by getting their annual flu vaccine. Here's the best time to get the flu shot, how long it lasts, side effects and more.

T o stave off winter illness, now is a great time for all of us—especially older adults—to get updated flu and COVID shots.If you are over 65, you may want to consider a high-dose or ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Influenza A — a nasty virus that fueled the 2009 flu epidemic — is landing increasing numbers of Ohioans in the hospital. In Cuyahoga County, influenza A, one of four types ...

To stave off winter illness, now is a great time for all of us—especially older adults—to get updated flu and COVID shots. If you are over 65, you may want to consider a high-dose or ...