Decades of research show the mercury-containing preservative thimerosal is safe in vaccines, but CDC's new advisory panel is ...

Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended against flu shots containing the ingredient thimerosal ...

What should you do if the flu gets you? You’d be better off asking how to protect yourself from the flu before that happens.

Current flu vaccines contain three different strains of influenza, which are selected by doctors who monitor what strains are circulating toward the tail end of the prior flu season.

Doctors urge vaccinations as flu season begins, holiday gatherings increase Flu symptoms include fever, body aches, chills, a runny nose and sometimes even a sore throat.

WASHINGTON (AP) — If you missed the early fall push for flu and COVID-19 vaccines, it’s not too late. Health officials say it’s important to get vaccinated ahead of the holidays, when ...

A majority of Republicans in this age group (56%) say they have gotten a flu shot; an even larger share of Democrats 65 and older say the same (78%). Uptake of COVID-19 vaccines since 2021 The share ...

For a second time this season, at least 41 states are reporting high or very high levels of the flu. Here's how to stay safe.

They’re also worried that flu vaccination rates in children are low. As of November 2024, flu vaccination rates in kids were lower than the same time in previous years.

No myths or costs should keep you from getting your yearly flu vaccine. That’s the message from the #FluVaxJax campaign which is encouraging everyone who is able to get vaccinated against the ...

As the end of the year leads to more gatherings, doctors warn now is the time to get a flu vaccine.