The 2024-2025 influenza season saw high severity, with 56 million symptomatic cases and 770,000 hospitalizations, mainly affecting older adults. Older adults accounted for 77% of hospitalizations, ...

Alongside the guidance update, HHS plans to study biological mechanisms and possible links that may contribute to autism.

The person was infected with a bird flu called H5N5, state officials said. It's the nation's first human case of bird flu ...

In the Southern Hemisphere, the adjusted flu vaccine effectiveness rates against outpatient visits and hospitalizations were 50.4% and 49.7%. Only 21.3% of flu outpatients and 15.9% of hospitalized ...

The 2024-2025 influenza season saw a historic rise in pediatric influenza-associated encephalopathy (IAE) cases, with 109 reported, including 37 acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE) cases. The CDC ...

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved new guidelines for updated COVID-19 vaccines, requiring individuals to consult a health professional before receiving the shot. Police may have ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has landed on an official new COVID-19 vaccination policy, adopting the recent recommendations of its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices ...

The CDC has approved new COVID-19 vaccine guidelines that require individuals to consult a healthcare professional before receiving the shot. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved ...

The CDC's panel voted last month to recommend COVID shots be a personal choice. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its immunization schedule on Monday, dropping the universal ...

Illinois announced its own vaccination guidelines this afternoon, defying the Trump administration, after the state's immunization advisory group voted to recommend almost everyone over the age of 6 ...

The best way to prevent the flu and serious complications is by getting a flu vaccination every season. When you get your shot is an important factor as well. Influenza vaccine guidelines from the ...