Communicating about the threat that H5N1 poses is extraordinarily difficult, as the varying tones of the media coverage of the bird-flu-in-cows situation may have conveyed. Some of the experts quoted ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating whether the U.S. stockpile of bird flu vaccines is still well matched to the virus after discovering recent mutations.

Flu season is emerging and, although the disease is not predicted to be as prominent as years past, doctors urge people to ...

It’s safe to get your flu shot and COVID shot at the same time, if you choose, and in the same arm or different arms. In ...

Colder weather brings a change in seasons and often an uptick in flu and COVID-19 cases. The viruses that cause COVID-19 and ...

Footage captured by a local vet shows a pile of dead infected cattle left unattended by the roadside, with no warnings or biosecurity measures in place.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported a third human case of H5 bird flu in California, ...

The CDC recommends everyone 6 months or older should get the flu vaccine, preferably before Oct. 31, so communities can ...

Researchers in the US analyzed swine-origin influenza viruses, identifying key mutations that could reduce antiviral drug ...

Researchers at Oregon Health and Science University, the University of Washington and other institutions are working on a universal flu vaccine that could eventually mean your next flu shot will ...

WATCHING. WGAL NEWS EIGHT. WELL, WHOOPING COUGH IS ON THE RISE IN THE U.S., AND THE CDC SAYS PROTECTION FROM THE VACCINE IS WANING. SO FAR, THERE HAVE BEEN AROUND 14,000 CASES REPORTED NATIONWIDE.

(NEW YORK) — The number of kids dying from influenza in the 2023-2024 season has set a new record for a regular flu season, after one new death was reported last week, according to the Centers for ...