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Overall, this season's vaccine is about 36 percent effective in blunting or preventing flu, health officials say. That's better than earlier predictions, and good enough to prevent flu in thousands.

A research review suggests reminding people when their vaccinations are due or overdue increases the number of people who get immunized.

The percentage of Florida’s population properly inoculated against the flu is far lower than federal health officials recommend, according to a new...

Health officials say the United States could have a harsher than usual flu season, and is already showing influenza activity above the national baseline...

A puzzling study of U.S. pregnancies found that women who had miscarriages between 2010 and 2012 were more likely to have had back-to-back annual flu…

The American Academy of Pediatrics doesn't recommend using the nasal spray flu vaccine. In late August, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concluded it wasn't up to snuff.

The flu vaccine is doing a better job this year.Preliminary data suggest it is 59 percent effective. That's a big improvement from last winter's nasty flu…

If you've ever wondered if the flu shot can give you the flu, you're not alone. We fact check the most common flu myths for you and provide the lowdown on this year's vaccine.

Some new evidence this is a particularly bad flu season: Flu-related hospitalizations of the elderly are the highest since the government started tracking…

Florida is a major player in widespread influenza reported in 43 states so far this season.Levels of transmission have reached epidemic proportions,…