As the U.S. flu season winds down, health officials say the flu vaccine didn’t work very well. It had one of its worst effectiveness rates in more than a decade.

Vaccinations used to seem simple. Your doctor would tell you which to get, and you’d roll up your sleeve at the office or a nearby pharmacy. Now we’re seeing changing recommendations, and some people are questioning how well vaccines work and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Illinois is now at “very high” levels for flu activity – a designation that coincides with the federal government’s decision Monday to no longer recommend many vaccines for ...

Practitioners nationwide are striving to do what’s best for children’s health, while staying supportive in the face of mistrust and confusion.

Inside the rigorous, step-by-step process the CDC uses to create pandemic-ready flu vaccine viruses, long before the next global health emergency strikes. Study: Development of pre-pandemic influenza candidate vaccine viruses for use in vaccine manufacturing.

The CDC reports that COVID-19 infections are growing or likely growing in 37 states, including Ohio. COVID-19 hospitalizations in Ohio more than doubled from early to late December, coinciding with the peak of cold and flu season. Health officials ...