Health Jan 07 Should you still get the flu shot despite the new strain? Here's why doctors recommend it By Grace Abels, PolitiFact
Health Jan 02 Watch 7:29 Why the flu season is so bad and how you can protect yourself We are entering peak flu season, and a new variant known as subclade k is spreading quickly across the country, driving a sharp rise in illness and hospitalizations. Public health officials say this current wave may last for weeks to… By William Brangham, Courtney Norris, Azhar Merchant
Health Aug 26 Heart disease patients should get vaccinated against respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19, cardiology experts say This season’s emerging set of guidelines stand out because they urge the need for vaccine-based protection against respiratory illnesses, including COVID, contradicting statements from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and the Trump administration. By Laura Santhanam
Health May 02 216 children have died from flu this season, CDC reports More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago, according to a federal report released Friday. By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press
Health Feb 27 Harsh flu season raises concern among health officials about pediatric brain complications This year’s harsh flu season – the most intense in 15 years – has federal health officials trying to understand if it sparked an increase in a rare but life-threatening brain complication in children. By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press
Feb 07 U.S. facing most intense flu season in at least 15 years By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press One indicator of flu activity is the percentage of doctor’s office visits driven by flu-like symptoms. Last week, that number was clearly higher than the peak of any winter flu season since 2009-2010. Continue reading
Feb 07 The U.S. dodged a bird flu pandemic nearly 70 years ago. Can we do it again? By Alexandra M. Lord, The Conversation By 1957, scientists had a significantly more sophisticated understanding of influenza, worrying them that a pandemic similar to that of 1918 could easily erupt, killing millions again. Continue reading
Feb 07 Live poultry markets ordered shut for a week in New York City due to avian flu outbreak By Associated Press The order came after seven cases of bird flu were found in poultry during routine inspections of live bird markets in the New York City boroughs of the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens. Continue reading
Dec 20 Flu cases surge in parts of the U.S. as vaccine rates for children drop compared to last year By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Thirteen states reported high or very high levels of flu-like illness last week, about double from the week before. Continue reading
Sep 12 Thinking about fall vaccines? Doctors say there's no time like the present By Vivian Hoang, Hannah Grabenstein Your guide to what vaccines you should get and when to get them. Continue reading