Yes, it hurts a bit. No, that's not an excuse to skip getting the flu shot. Image: Wikimedia/Pete The leaves are changing color, the air has taken on a crisp chillness, the Halloween decorations ...

Getting a flu shot during pregnancy is the best way to protect yourself and your baby from the flu. When babies are born, they don’t have the ability to fight sickness like adults do.

The results support current recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that receiving the COVID-19 and flu shots at the same time is safe. The rates of side effects ...

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This year’s flu shot will be missing a strain of influenza it’s protected against for more than a decade. That’s because there have been no confirmed flu cases caused by the Influenza B ...

Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window If you missed the early fall push for flu and COVID-19 ...

Folks who want solid protection during the cold and flu season should get the influenza vaccine now, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. The ideal time to get the flu vaccine is by the end ...

With that in mind, now is the perfect time to start scheduling those flu shot appointments for your children and yourselves. To better understand why that is important, let’s take a look at the ...

People getting the flu shot this year will be vaccinated against three commonly circulating strains instead of four, after one went extinct during the pandemic. Mark J. Terrill This year’s flu ...

As new strains appear frequently, the seasonal flu vaccine usually changes each year and scientists determine how the virus has mutated and spread. Every year, WHO recommends virus strains for ...

As a result, U.S. flu vaccines have been redesigned. People getting the flu shot this year will be vaccinated against three commonly circulating strains instead of four, after one went extinct during ...

It would be convenient to get both shots at the same time, but is it safe? Yes, is the resounding conclusion from a new study. Both flu and COVID-19 vaccines are currently recommended in the US ...