Some surveys have shown that nearly 30% of people believe getting a flu shot can actually cause influenza. This belief is likely due to common side effects linked to the vaccine, including headache, ...

WASHINGTON – Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told USA TODAY he stopped taking flu shots in 2005 because of his concerns about side effects, including suspicions about what ...

Flu activity in Wisconsin is currently very high, yet vaccination rates have dropped by 10% since last year. Medical experts state the flu vaccine is safe, effective, and has been administered since ...

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 ...

North Jersey schools are experiencing a rise in flu cases and student absences after the holiday break. A mutated flu strain and lower vaccination rates are contributing to the increase in cases.

One of the primary reasons influenza is spreading so rapidly in New Jersey and beyond is a mutated variant that was discovered after this season's flu vaccine had already been formulated. The new ...

This article originally appeared on Politifact. Over the holidays, U.S. flu cases skyrocketed. Weekly hospitalizations from the virus went from under 7,000 at the start of December to over 33,000 by ...

Flu is surging across most of the U.S. But, amid an early, harsh season, there is a glimmer of promising news: The flu shot may be more effective than experts predicted. Early evidence shows that this ...

Flu is making people miserable from coast to coast, thanks in large part to a new strain called subclade K. That’s why infectious disease experts are telling people to run, not walk, to get this ...