Southern 7 Health Department has scheduled community drive-thru flu and COVID-19 vaccination clinics throughout its service ...
The CDC is attempting to get the COVID-19 shot into more arms by asking physicians and pharmacists to recommend the updated ...
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STAT recently spoke to Erica Pan, California’s state epidemiologist, about what public health officials are doing to monitor ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention should have results later this month that provide more insight into how a ...
Autumn is here, and that means cooler weather and also the start of flu season. We know the best way to prevent influenza is ...
Six health care workers in the US who were in close contact with a patient known to have bird flu developed mild respiratory ...
A new COVID variant, XEC, is gaining traction in the U.S. and is estimated to account for up to 13% of cases. The strain is a recombinant of two JN.1 lineage viruses, with new COVID shots expected to ...
US states had reported outbreaks of H5N1 flu in dairy cows as of October 4, 2024. That amounted to a total of 255 affected ...
Public health officials recently urged Arkansas residents to get vaccinated now against COVID-19 and the flu. Julia Lothrop ...
Everyone over the age of 6 months should also get the COVID-19 vaccine, which is safe to get at the same time as the flu shot, according to the CDC website. If you are 65 and older, are at high risk ...
Colder weather brings a change in seasons and often an uptick in flu and COVID-19 cases. The viruses that cause COVID-19 and flu keep changing and infecting thousands of people each year, with older ...