Lab tests suggest a strain of the flu virus circulating this season may not be "well-recognized" by the flu vaccine.

Levels of influenza nationwide are now at the highest they have been since the peak of the 2009 swine flu pandemic, according to figures published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Recently, ten pediatric deaths associated with seasonal influenza were reported, bringing the 2024-2025 season total to 57 pediatric deaths, the CDC said.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pulled back a public health campaign promoting the flu vaccine as cases of the flu have surged in recent weeks. The now-defunct “Wild to Mild ...

Less than half of Americans plan to get COVID or flu vaccines this year, survey finds The effectiveness of this year's influenza vaccine was lower in South America than last season, the Centers ...

As flu rages, the Trump administration has pulled the plug on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention flu immunization campaign that targeted high-risk groups, including pregnant women.

A new report from the CDC has found that this year's flu vaccine showed a lower efficacy rate at preventing hospitalizations than last year's.

Influenza D, meanwhile, mainly affects cattle and other animals via spillover infections—with this type not known to cause illness in humans. What Are The Symptoms Of Influenza B?

The flu vaccine, for everyone ages 6 months and older, is crucial, Dr. Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner, a medical epidemiologist in CDC’s Influenza Division, previously told USA TODAY.

Lab tests suggest a strain of the flu virus circulating this season may not be "well-recognized" by the flu vaccine.

The effectiveness of this year's influenza vaccine was lower in South America than last season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday, which might be a clue to how much ...