Influenza levels in the US are the highest they've been in 15 years amid winter weather and a second wave of the virus.

Weekly numbers show that 2% of U.S. deaths for week 5 were due to the flu. COVID was responsible for 1.5% of deaths in the ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued its recommendations to vaccine makers on which virus strains to select when manufacturing influenza (flu) vaccines for the 2025-2026 U.S. flu ...

Flu activity remains elevated nationally but has decreased for two consecutive weeks as of Feb. 22, the CDC announced. Advertisement "Data to date suggests the [flu] season has peaked," the CDC said.

If the FDA and CDC sit on their hands, next season the flu shot will be a lot more expensive, if you can find it at all. That’s a deadly proposition. News that federal health officials canceled ...

Though flu activity has gone down, the CDC expects several more weeks of influenza. Data suggests the season has peaked, but flu-related medical visits, hospitalizations and deaths remain elevated.

For kids and teens, the shots were at least 63% effective against flu hospitalizations, and up to 78% in some regions. That's ...