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The virus sickens millions each year and sends hundreds of thousands to the hospital.
State health officials are encouraging all Montanans older than 6 months to get influenza vaccinations.
You get the flu shot, but then you still get the flu. New findings show how and when you get the vaccine may be to blame.
In the time it has taken me to write this article, I have sneezed twice and blown my nose three times.
Flu shots being made available through Polk County Health Department by appointment ahead of start of season From press release northwestgeorgianew
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Marion County Public Health Department is offering flu shots across Indianapolis throughout October.
Nasal flu vaccines were popular but almost worthless last year, with research showing that despite better showings in the past, they were only abou
Along with the changing leaves and cooler weather, the beginning of fall means the arrival of flu season.
Flu season can be unpredictable in both timing an severity, and Pittsburgh-area hospitals are already gearing up to combat the virus among employee
Influenza, also referred to as the flu, is a respiratory infection that kills thousands of people every year.
Fever, chills, muscle aches, congestion… Flu season is just around the corner.
Flu is a seasonal, contagious respiratory viral illness caused by Influenza viruses, and may be occasionally severe.
According to the CDC, the flu season can begin as early as October.
That's the word from the Erie County Health Department, the Ottawa County Health Department, and from the federal government's Centers fo
LONG GROVE, Iowa - Alan Shepard Elementary in Long Grove, Iowa was the first of around 90 schools Genesis will be giving students free flu shots.
Another flu season is upon us and the Adair County Health Department wants residents to stay healthy.
Roughly 150 million people in the United States got a flu shot last year, yet not a single one of them is protected against this year’s flu virus.
Press Release - Seasonal flu shots are the best way available to help prepare for the upcoming flu season and avoid influenza illness, according to
Through the use of some powerful bioinformatics techniques, a team of European researchers has designed two new universal flu vaccines based on an
The flu vaccine is the most effective way to protect yourself and your family from the flu, and given influenza activity often begins to increase i
We have all endured the hell that is a bout of flu. That tell-tale sore throat, followed by the sniffles, a cough, aches and pains.
Children whose parents take them to see “alternative” health providers, such as acupuncturists or massage therapists, are less likely than other ki
The ideal time to get vaccinated for the flu is a couple of weeks before it starts circulating.
This flu season, many children who were expecting drops in their nostrils are going to get needles in their arms instead.
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Only about 59 percent of kids have gotten the flu vaccine in recent years.
In a breakthrough, researchers have developed a vaccine that can protect us from up to 88 percent of the known strains of the flu virus.
As many as 168 million doses of flu vaccine are expected to be available in the coming weeks and months.
Brace yourselves: flu season is on its way to Hanoi. Children are already showing subtle signs of flu, including subdued coughs and stuffy noses.
Springfield, Mo - The beginning of flu season is a few weeks away, but health officials say now is the time to plan for an annual flu shot.
In the past, most parents have had a choice about which type of flu vaccine to give children - shot or spray.
College students this fall could be facing an epidemic much worse than excessive homework since October in the United States signals the beginning
As the summer begins to fade and the days become cooler, I brace myself for my least favorite part of the fall season: the flu shot debate.
The HSE is urging people in at-risk groups to get vaccinated against the flu this winter.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-- It's almost flu season, making now the time to get vaccinated, according to doctors.
Flu season has arrived and many students are considering the benefits of getting their annual flu shots offered for free by the student health cent
If you’re dreading this year’s flu shot—we don’t blame you.
Although last year's flu vaccine was the most successful yet, low vaccination rates last season have health officials anxious for another low
Sunset Community Health Center will make twice-a-week visits around Yuma County this month to offer free flu shots to residents.
Bay Nursing will facilitate flu shot clinics this week. A limited supply of pneumonia shots will be available.
LONDON: Scientists have designed a new generation of universal flu vaccines that protects against majority of the known viral strains and help prev
As flu season draws nearer, you may have noticed ads in your local pharmacy urging you to get your annual flu shot.
The flu season is nearly on, and for most parents, that means getting the kids to take flu shots before they get sick.
"Also, these yearly vaccines give us no protection at all against potential future pandemic flu".
JACKSON, MI – Flu season may seem months away, but this is the time to get your immune system primed and ready to fight off the virus.
FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- More U.S. health care workers need to get their annual flu shots, a new government report shows.
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Like football games and warm coats, the flu shot is part of the Fall ritual for millions of Americans.