"Society as a whole is less immune, we have slightly lower vaccination rates, and so our defenses are slightly down." Is it too late to get a flu shot? It's not too late to get a flu shot — in ...

PETALING JAYA: While demand for flu vaccines have spiked following news of the death of an international celebrity due to influenza complications and the outbreak in Japan, there aren’t enough ...

releasing few details other than the child didn't get the flu vaccine. "Influenza is on the rise across Kentucky," Dr. Steven Stack, commissioner of the state Department for Public Health ...

Each season, flu vaccines protect against a set of type A and type B variants based off what variants tend to be circulating worldwide each year, he added. For more information about the types of ...

If you look at how many doses of the flu vaccine were administered as of mid-January, we’ve had 146 million shots go into arms around the U.S. That sounds like a lot, Dumford acknowledged ...

December to February historically is the peak of the season. Is it too late to get the flu vaccine? The ideal time to get the flu vaccine each season is before the end of October, according to the ...

Flu vaccines are available for both children and adults, but vaccination coverage remains low, meaning "many children and adults lack protection from respiratory virus infections provided by ...

The U.S. government has also prepared doses of vaccine that it believes will protect against this flu strain, though it has not used them yet because the cases were mild and there was no evidence ...

The flu vaccine is formulated to protect against both types. The dominance of influenza A at this point in the flu season is to be expected. Influenza A is more commonly seen earlier in flu season ...

Also, wash hands frequently, avoid close contact with sick people and avoid crowds. To find flu vaccination locations near you, go to vaccines.gov.