Flu season is here again, making it important to do what you can to be prepared. According to doctors, the best way to protect yourself against the flu is to get a flu shot. But, while you’re booking ...

Just asking because, you know, the flu was super-deadly last year-an estimated 80,000 people died of the flu and its complications last winter, according to the Associated Press . (Just as a baseline, ...

Like with any vaccine, there is a risk of developing side effects with the flu shot. Most side effects are mild and at the injection site. Stomach upset is not very common, but is possible. Every year ...

A vaccine committee, recently formed by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. controversially agreed July 23 to remove thimerosal from all flu vaccines. The move, following a June ...

An mRNA-based flu shot could make a huge difference in flu prevention, allowing scientists to pick a better strain match.

ATLANTA — There’s no evidence that the swine-flu vaccine is causing any serious side effects, U.S. health officials said Wednesday, in their first report on the safety of the new vaccine. Since ...

Many people mistakenly believe that getting the flu shot will cause you to come down with the flu. In fact, it’s one of the biggest myths about the flu vaccine. Many people mistakenly believe that ...