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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
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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
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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
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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
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Flu

Influenza and Flu Vaccine Myths: Separating Fact From Fiction

Apr 30, 2023
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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
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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

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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.
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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.

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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.
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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.
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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.

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Flu Burden

How Flu Creates a Burden on Society

Read about the impact of seasonal flu—and of vaccinations.

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Flu Science

How Flu Spreads

While getting vaccinated is the most effective way of avoiding the flu, understanding how the flu spreads is a big step towards prevention.

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Influenza

Why Does Flu Affect Some People More Than Others?

Certain people may have higher risk factors for influenza complications.

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Flu Prevention

How Can You Prevent the Flu?

Read a few helpful tips to prevent seasonal influenza.

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Vaccines

What Kind of Flu Vaccine Is Right for You?

Depending on your age, certain vaccines may be preferentially recommended by the CDC.

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Vaccines

Types of Flu Vaccines: An Overview

There are a range of choices among the vaccines available today.

Dr. Rachel O'Mara, private physician

Influenza

A View of the Flu

Dr. Rachel O'Mara, private physician, describes some of the experiences her patients have had with influenza.

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Flu Science

Antigenic Drift: Why Flu Viruses Change Every Year

Did you know? Influenza viruses are constantly mutating or changing. One way in which they change is referred to as antigenic drift.

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Influenza

Is It Influenza?

Learn how flu symptoms compare to symptoms of other common illnesses.