Rates of influenza reported in the United States are increasing, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with influenza A (H1N1)pdm09 viruses predominating. In addition, federal...

The Health Department today launched a public awareness campaign reminding New Yorkers that the flu vaccination is the best protection against “Pain. Fever. Chills. Misery.” The campaign will feature...

Sanofi Pasteur announced last week that its first doses of Fluzone® (Influenza Vaccine) for the 2015-2016 influenza (“flu”) season have been released by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...

Minister for Health Sussan Ley urged people last week to get their flu shots in response to new statistics that show the number of flu cases in Australia are up by over 50 per cent in 2015 as compared...

The seasonal flu vaccine prevented more than 40,000 flu-associated deaths in the United States during a nine year period from 2005-2006 through 2013-2014 according to estimates in a new study published...

Indiana health officials are reporting that influenza is hitting the Hoosier States particularly hard halfway through the 2014-2015 seasonal flu season.  State health officials are urging the public to...

A report published in the January 16 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) estimates that getting a flu vaccine this season reduced a person’s risk of having to go to the doctor because of flu...

New Mexico and California State health officials announced today the first influenza related fatalities of the current 2014-2015 flu season in adults. New Mexico health officials reported 5 deaths today...

Flu continues to expand its reach in the United States this season with 43 states experiencing either high or widespread flu activity, mostly resulting from circulation of drifted H3N2 viruses, according...

Influenza activity continues to increase nationally in the United States and in the state of Florida, health officials say the 2014-15 flu season is in full swing. Current activity levels are above levels...