Flu Season

Predictions for the 2023-2024 Flu Season: What Can We Expect This Flu Season?

Annual flu season patterns and trends have been in continual flux since 2020.

See what may be in store for the 2023-2024 flu season

See what may be in store for the 2023-2024 flu season

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Flu

Protect Your Kids From Flu in the 2023-2024 Flu Season

Kids have returned to school—and the flu is returning, too. Have you gotten your kids vaccinated against the flu yet?

Sep 18, 2023

Learn about the importance of flu vaccination in children during flu season

Vaccines

Updated Flu Vaccine Recommendations for 2023-2024 Flu Season

Flu vaccination recommendations are updated each year. See what's new for the 2023-2024 flu season.

Sep 13, 2023

Read about this year's flu season vaccination recommendations

Flu

Can You Get the Flu in the Summer?

You can still catch the flu in the summer months, thanks to a variety of factors.

Jun 26, 2023

Learn about the risks of flu outside of the traditional flu season

Vaccines

How Vaccine Hesitancy Affects Vaccination Rates and Public Health

The numbers of people getting annual flu vaccines have remained low, putting public health at risk. The rise in vaccine hesitancy is one reason why.

May 23, 2023

Read how and why vaccine hesitancy has grown over the years

Flu

Influenza and Flu Vaccine Myths: Separating Fact From Fiction

Apr 30, 2023

Learn what's actually true about influenza and flu shots

Vaccines

World Immunization Week: Highlighting the Importance of Vaccination in Public Health

This year, World Immunization Week is focusing its attention on getting child vaccination rates back to pre-pandemic levels.

Apr 22, 2023

Read about the 2023 theme for this annual event

Vaccines

Improving Vaccine Equity, Equality and Access in Flu Vaccinations

Inequities in healthcare have contributed to lower rates of flu vaccination in communities of color.

Apr 1, 2023

Learn about ongoing efforts to change flu vaccination inequities

Children and Flu Shots

Vaccines

Pediatric Co-infections With Flu and COVID

Among children who had flu and COVID at the same time during 2021-2022, those who had gotten a flu vaccine tended to have less severe illness.

Learn how flu shots may affect outcomes for kids who get flu and COVID

Interactive Influenza Timeline

Influenza

The History of Influenza

How influenza led to pandemics, health crises, scientific discoveries, vaccine innovations and disease prevention.

Explore a historical timeline of major influenza events

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Flu Season

2022-2023 Flu Vaccine Effectiveness

How well have flu vaccines worked this season? Early reports show they have given significant protection to the vaccinated.

Review details about flu vaccine effectiveness in the 2022-2023 flu season

Flu Season

2022-2023 Flu Season Predictions

After an early, rough start to the 2022-2023 flu season, what lies ahead? Patterns in past flu seasons, current flu vaccination rates and other factors give some useful insights.

Read about mid-season flu trends in 2022-2023

Vaccines

Is It Too Late to Get a Flu Shot?

From December 2022: Think it’s too late to get a flu shot? Think again. Flu cases are higher than they have been in years and are not yet likely have to hit their peak — so getting a vaccine can still provide protection.

Learn about getting your flu shot late in the season

Flu Season

About 2022-2023 Flu Season Vaccines

Influenza vaccines distributed during the 2022-2023 flu season appear to be well matched to currently circulating flu strains, as of December 2022.

Learn about flu vaccine availability in the 2022-2023 flu season

Flu Season

Get Ready for a Rough Season of Flu and Other Respiratory Viruses

Flu and other respiratory viruses are surging. Flu vaccines can help protect against flu and its complications, yet fewer are getting vaccinated than before.

Read about the early start to the 2022-2023 flu season