After a large trial showed stronger protection, regulators are weighing whether Moderna’s mRNA vaccine could become a U.S.

Every year, flu vaccines are updated to match the flu viruses expected to circulate. For 2026, the vaccine focuses on several influenza strains that research predicts will be most prevalent. This ...

Flu season is here again, and many people have questions about flu shot effectiveness and the best time to get the shot. Because the flu can be such a devastating disease, a flu shot is an important ...

Flu is surging across most of the U.S. But, amid an early, harsh season, there is a glimmer of promising news: The flu shot may be more effective than experts predicted. Subscribe to read this story ...

Sickness is surging across the United States following the holiday season, bringing thermometers and medicine to homes amid presents and Christmas dinner leftovers. New York state especially has been ...

Influenza (flu) season happens every year. It starts in the fall and continues into the spring. Flu is a potentially serious illness that can lead to a few days of feeling bad and missing work, or it ...

SALT LAKE CITY — When it comes to the upcoming influenza season, there's a potential mismatch between the vaccine and what might circulate, raising the risk that the flu season could be severe. And ...

Both the seasonal flu vaccine and the updated COVID-19 vaccine are recommended annually for nearly everyone ages 6 months and older to prevent severe respiratory illness, hospitalizations, and death.

FILE - A pharmacist gives a patient a flu shot in Miami on Sept. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Daniel Kozin, File) (Daniel Kozin, Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights ...

A new study will explore the effects of a nasal spray flu vaccine on children’s immune systems with the end game no more ...

The flu vaccine had one of its worst effectiveness rates in more than a decade this flu season, U.S. health officials say. A new strain that dominated the early winter was not well matched to the ...