The flu is hitting kids hard this season. So far, 52 kids have died from the flu, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...

Fifty-two children have died of the flu so far this season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday, seemingly putting pediatric deaths on track to outpace last season's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The CDC removed universal recommendations for childhood vaccines that protect against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made significant changes to the childhood vaccine schedule on Jan. 6 in a move experts warned could result in fewer children receiving a full suite of ...

The FDA wants seizure risk added to flu vaccine labels for young children. Dr. Todd Ellerin breaks down the studies, how serious febrile seizures are and the benefits.

Moving childhood influenza vaccination from a universal recommendation to one based on shared clinical decision-making endangers a group facing a high risk of flu complications, pediatric infectious ...

Flu levels are rising once again across the United States, with emergency department visits increasing among children over 5, ...

The United States is facing one of its most severe flu seasons in decades, data show. Infections and hospitalizations are surging, driven by a new mutated influenza A variant, H3N2 "subclade K." ...

Cases across the country had appeared to decline before new public health data showed upticks in infections.

Fewer kids are getting the flu vaccine this year, despite this being the worst season in decades. The so-called super flu is surging through communities with at least 18 million Americans infected ...

Medical experts debunk flu shot myths: vaccines use inactive virus that cannot cause illness. Discover what side effects actually mean for your immunity.