The worst flu season the United States has had in more than a decade may have reached its peak, according to data from the US ...

“Findings in this report show that vaccination with the 2024–2025 influenza vaccine reduced the likelihood of medically attended influenza and support CDC’s recommendation that all persons aged ≥6 ...

ATLANTA, GA — New data from the Atlanta based CDC shows this year’s flu vaccine was less effective than most years. The ...

The CDC estimates 19,000 people have died from the flu so far this winter including 86 children. The agency says at least ...

Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been prohibited from co-authoring publications with World Health Organization staff, dealing a blow to global research efforts and ...

The Food and Drug Administration was allowed to participate in the World Health Organization's meeting this week on updating ...

Here are four respiratory illness updates: On a national level, influenza test positivity decreased to 24.5%, while COVID-19 and RSV positivity rates remained steady at 4.3% and 7.1%. Wastewater ...

Two long-planned vaccine meetings — one at the US Centers for Disease Control and another at the US Food and Drug ...

Early data suggest that the 2024-2025 flu shots have effectively lowered rates of flu hospitalization and outpatient visits ...

1. The flu vaccine was 41% to 55% effective at preventing hospitalizations among adults this season. For children and adolescents, these figures ranged from 63% to 78%. 2. The flu shot's effectiveness ...

Epidemiologist Michael Osterholm, the head of the University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, ...

A federal vaccine advisory panel work session focused on next year's flu shot has been canceled without explanation.