Moderna said on Monday its influenza vaccine was found to be 26.6% more effective than an approved annual flu shot from GSK ...

While it is possible to get flu twice in one season, if you develop respiratory virus symptoms after already recovering from the flu, it's more likely that you caught a different circulating ...

Two types of influenza viruses are responsible for seasonal flu outbreaks: Influenza A and B. Influenza A accounts for around 75 percent of all cases and tends to cause more severe illness in adults.

As often is the case in flu seasons, the age group hardest hit this year are children ages 0 to 4. The CDC recorded 16 pediatric deaths linked to flu in week 4 of the season, bringing the season's ...

Flu B generally causes milder illness compared with flu A, but severe cases can still occur. "Of the 1,783 viruses reported by public health laboratories, 1,743 were influenza A and 40 were ...

Flu season A children's hospital in Seoul is crowded with visitors on Jan. 12, ... [We Welcome Your News Tips] We invite our readers to submit news tips, including photos and videos, to Yonhap News.

A man receives both the flu and COVID-19 vaccine at a CVS in August 2024. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that there ...

So far this season, the CDC estimates, there have been at least 24 million flu illnesses, 310,000 hospitalizations and 13,000 deaths — including at least 57 children. Traditionally, flu season ...

Over 160,000 people this season have landed in the hospital from flu complications, CDC estimates. More than 6,600 have died. Here's the symptoms.

"The severity of this past flu season underscores the need for more effective vaccines." Moderna cited data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showing that seasonal flu-related ...

Last winter's flu season was considered “moderate” overall, but it was long — 21 weeks — and the CDC estimated there were 28,000 flu-related deaths. It was unusually dangerous for children ...

During the 2023-2024 season, there were 200 pediatric deaths related to flu — breaking the previous record high of 199 deaths during the 2019-2020 season. What you can do about it ...