Flu season tends to peak from December to February. What to know about getting a flu shot or COVID-19 vaccine.

There's been a significant slowdown in influenza and COVID samples sent to CDC from other countries, which could impair pandemic preparedness and vaccine development ...

It's officially fall, which means respiratory virus season is right around the corner, and it's now the best time to get your flu shot, the most effective way to protect yourself against influenza ...

The best way to prevent the flu and serious complications is by getting a flu vaccination every season. When you get your shot is an important factor as well. Influenza vaccine guidelines from the ...

Flu season typically runs from October to May, with the CDC recommending vaccination by the end of October. The 2025-2026 flu shot protects against three common influenza viruses and takes about two ...

Influenza vaccines have cut flu-associated outpatient visits and hospitalizations by half during the Southern Hemisphere's 2025 flu season, according to an interim analysis of surveillance data from ...

The CDC forecasts that this virus season will result in a similar level of hospitalizations as last season, though flu may have a more moderate impact compared to 2024-25. 1. In its latest seasonal ...

Abraham ordered the Louisiana health department to stop promoting mass vaccinations during an uptick in influenza cases last winter.

Ralph Abraham, a Louisiana health official who stopped promoting mass vaccination vaccines, has been appointed as the CDC's principal deputy director ...