A long-lasting formulation of an antiviral drug greatly reduced people’s risk of a symptomatic flu infection in a trial, and ...

Flu vaccines, though not all that effective at the moment, save lives, Nabel said. "If it weren't for our current flu vaccines, the flu would probably be as deadly as COVID," Nabel said. "Look at ...

“The flu vaccine is a good vaccine, but unfortunately it’s not a great vaccine,” Webby says. “So getting the vaccine is not a guarantee, unfortunately, that you won’t get the flu.” ...

How severely the flu will strike this year is impossible to predict, experts say. But the flu strain that predominated last year typically causes more hospitalizations and deaths than others do ...

The quest for a universal flu vaccine has been a long and challenging journey for scientists. Each year, millions of people are vaccinated to protect against severe respiratory illnesses caused by ...

This season, the CDC said the vaccine is designed to protect people against three strains of influenza.. The rise in flu cases in Massachusetts coincides with a drop in the number of people who ...

In 2024, the flu shot will protect against three different viruses, including two types of influenza A and one type of influenza B. Most people will only need one dose for flu protection.

"We continue to recommend flu vaccine as the single best way to protect yourself against the flu," Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said during ...

Protect and defend yourself against the flu Flu-fighting tips for a healthy winter. Vanessa Pratomo, MD, Family Medicine–Montefiore Medical Group, for Montefiore Einstein.

(The drug works best against seasonal flu when started within 48 hours of symptom onset.) As a preventive measure, the agency also recommends treating close contacts of those who get infected.

CDC director Dr. Mandy Cohen tells NPR that while the risk of bird flu spreading to humans is low, the U.S. government is taking precautions to avoid spread of the virus.

Since reports emerged earlier this year that dairy cows across the country had been infected with H5N1 bird flu, the prospect that the virus could evolve to spark another pandemic has stoked ...