Even without a perfect match, public health experts say the flu vaccine offers important protection against serious ...

New research shows that people's decision on whether or not to take the flu shot is not always based on facts.

As flu season inches closer to its height, doctors are reminding the public that it’s still not too late to get vaccinated.

The surge in cases arrives as four factors threaten to make the illness more severe than the usual, according to doctors.

LANSING – The advice is simple, coming straight from the top health agency in the nation: Get your COVID vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is suggesting everyone 6 months and ...

Every year since 2010, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that everyone in the country ages 6 months and older receive a flu vaccine. But that has resulted in just fewer ...

Much of the concern this flu season is coming from the spread of subclade K, a subtype of influenza A. Similar subtypes have ...

WMTV spoke with Dr. Dan Fick, the chief medical officer for Hyvee, who says that rates of respiratory illnesses are high right now, during a late and compressed flu season.

Traveling across state lines in search of an available shot. Scrambling to get a doctor’s prescription. Showing up for a pharmacy vaccination appointment only to be denied. Those are some of the ...

We all know how important sleep is for mental health, but a meta-analysis found that getting good shut-eye also helps our immune systems respond to vaccination. The authors found that people who slept ...

The flu season is hitting in full force, especially in New York, Colorado and Louisiana, where flu-like activity is very high ...