The CDC is attempting to get the COVID-19 shot into more arms by asking physicians and pharmacists to recommend the updated ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention should have results later this month that provide more insight into how a ...

The FDA has approved a new flu vaccine nasal spray for at-home use. While this self-administered version won't be available ...

There are four types of influenza virus: A, B, C and D. Influenza A is known to infect humans and other animals, including ...

STAT recently spoke to Erica Pan, California’s state epidemiologist, about what public health officials are doing to monitor ...

Autumn is here, and that means cooler weather and also the start of flu season. We know the best way to prevent influenza is ...

California reported its first H5N1 outbreaks in dairy cows in August. The two infected humans confirmed in the state on ...

Colder weather brings a change in seasons and often an uptick in flu and COVID-19 cases. The viruses that cause COVID-19 and flu keep changing and infecting thousands of people each year, with older ...

Southern 7 Health Department has scheduled community drive-thru flu and COVID-19 vaccination clinics throughout its service ...

This flu season, the United States is using trivalent (three-strain) vaccines with the same components as those in Southern ...

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Everyone over the age of 6 months should also get the COVID-19 vaccine, which is safe to get at the same time as the flu shot, according to the CDC website. If you are 65 and older, are at high risk ...