Children with fall birthdays are more likely to get vaccinated against influenza and less likely to be diagnosed with flu ...

“The most recent data indicate that flu vaccination reduced the risk of flu-related death by more than 75 percent among children with underlying, higher risk medical conditions and by more than 85 ...

Pediatric flu vaccines significantly reduce the number of childhood cases of influenza, new research from Harvard Medical School confirms. The findings, published in JAMA Pediatrics, show that for ...

Flu cases often rise during the monsoon season. Doctor explains why babies aged six months and older should get vaccinated in ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made significant changes to the childhood vaccine schedule on Jan. 6 in a move experts warned could result in fewer children receiving a full suite of ...

Doctors and scientists say this year's influenza season could be tougher than usual. A new version of the flu virus, called H3N2, is spreading quickly. At the same time, fewer people are getting flu ...

The flu has infected "significantly" more Americans this winter than usual, says a doctor and infectious disease specialist.

Doctors and immunologists agree — the flu is unpredictable. Delaware has had its fair share of crazy flu seasons. Swine flu was rampant in 2009, and a mutated H3N2 virus circulated in 2014 that the ...

Immunising potential super-spreaders helps reduce further winter infections ...