WASHINGTON -- Federal health officials have approved the first vaccine that protects against four strains of the common flu, offering one additional l...
I would take my temperature, but I suspect the mercury would explode out the tip.
By LAURAN NEERGAARD, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- It's flu vaccine time again - and some lucky shot-seekers will find that the needle has shrunk....
WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration said Monday it has approved the new flu vaccine for the season beginning this year. Each year the FDA ...
ATLANTA -- Vaccine makers said this month they plan to make a record amount of flu vaccine for this fall and winter – enough for more than half ...
Virus samples will be shared globally in exchange for vaccines produced from them under a landmark deal to improve preparedness for a flu pandemic, ...
One person's illness puts the health of the entire community at risk. This year, the national struggle to revamp our health care system has spotlighted the link between personal and public health.
Vaccinations are a medical procedure and should be subject to the same standard of evidence and rigorous scientific inquiry before strong recommendations are made for their global application by government institutions.
NEW YORK — As the flu season gets under way, about 1 in 3 Americans have already been vaccinated, health officials reported Friday. That's about ...
Nothing in medicine and little in life is perfectly safe. Harm from the flu vaccine is possible, but a highly remote risk.
We should all have the freedom to choose between a flu vaccine and risking the disease. Patients who come into a doctor's office or hospital take a small risk every time, but not primarily from the doctor.
Make sure you get the flu shot without any other simultaneous vaccines. Why? Because scientists haven't studied what the side effects might be when the flu shot is given at the same time as any other vaccines.
WASHINGTON — Flu season may not sound as scary for pregnant women this year as last – but they're still at high risk and need that shot, s...
WASHINGTON — It's flu-shot season already, and for the first time health authorities are urging nearly everyone to get vaccinated. There is even...
ATLANTA — A government panel is recommending doctors steer clear of giving one brand of flu vaccine to young children this year because of convu...
WASHINGTON — One day your annual flu shot could come in the mail. At least that's the hope of researchers developing a new method of vaccine de...
