People aged 75 to 79, as well as people who turned 80 after 1 September 2024, are eligible for a vaccine to protect against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). RSV affects the airways and lungs and can ...

Dr Christopher Johnson, head of the Vaccine Preventable Disease Programme (VPDP) at Public Health Wales, said: "This winter we are seeing high levels of Influenza A (H3N2), a strain that can be ...

"It's holiday season, but it's also flu season, and virus season, and all the other things that come along with it." ...

This year's flu epidemic warning was two months earlier than last year, and as of early November, 50.7 suspected patients per ...

Vitamin C can actually help cut your cold short. One 2023 meta-analysis in BMC Public Health found that vitamin C had a ...

While flu levels are still low, a strain that has wreaked havoc in the U.K. and Canada is behind most cases so far in the U.S ...

Flu season has begun early, and cases are expected to rise during holiday travel as a fast-spreading H3N2 subclade K strain ...

After a quiet summer, bird flu is on the move again, and experts say it poses an escalating threat. While the virus doesn’t appear capable of spreading from human to human, it has killed people ...

Health Officials Warn Flu Activity Is Expected to Rise During the Holidays and Urge Angelenos to Get Vaccinated as Soon as Possible Health officials in Los Angeles County confirmed the region's first ...

Vaccine mismatches may raise severity risks this flu season. Low vaccination uptake increases overall flu transmission ...

The U.S. may be entering another rough winter for flu, according to early data. “The signs are, it could be a big season,” says Richard Webby, who studies the flu at St. Jude Children’s Research ...