Every year, flu vaccines are updated to match the flu viruses expected to circulate. For 2026, the vaccine focuses on several influenza strains that research predicts will be most prevalent. This ...

December may be a popular month for holidays and celebrations, but it's also notorious for something else: the flu. Flu season — which is commonly considered to run from October to May — hits its peak ...

Flu season, when influenza and other common respiratory illnesses spread further, has arrived – which means if you haven't received one already, it may be time for your flu vaccine. While vaccine ...

Flu has come early this year and experts predict it could be a particularly nasty season because a new strain of the virus is circulating. The NHS has already sent out a "flu jab SOS" to vulnerable ...

Sickness is surging across the United States following the holiday season, bringing thermometers and medicine to homes amid presents and Christmas dinner leftovers. New York state especially has been ...

The flu season is ramping up in a big way as an influenza A H3N2 mutation called subclade K drove a near 15% increase in clinical lab tests and a hospitalization rate of 11 people per 100,000, ...

The 2025-26 flu season has been brutal, so far. At least 19 million Americans have had it, and it's not over yet. Flu season ...