Illinois has a high percentage of kids who are vaccinated. Health professionals are bracing for how the new administration could change that.

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Like a three-pack-a-day smoker who blames their chronic cough on allergies, or a recent flu shot — everything but their ...

MILWAUKEE - The Wisconsin Department of Health Services on Thursday confirmed a child has died from the flu, the first ...

New research published in the New England Journal of Medicine has shown a single dose of the influenza vaccine is sufficient ...

The flu vaccine is generally about 40% effective at completely preventing influenza, according to Blumberg. The flu vaccine ...

Bon Secours and Prisma Health are implementing new visitor restrictions as cases of influenza and respiratory illnesses rise ...

Influenza test positivity rates continued to climb at Allina hospitals in Minnesota, according to data released Tuesday. The influenza positive test rate was 39.9% for the week ending Jan. 11, a 9.4% ...

Weekly flu cases tripled in Washington state over the course of December, with hospitalizations on the rise as well, ...

When broken down by state, most of the country is experiencing elevated respiratory illness, including a few states with ...

Seasonal flu tends to spike from December to February. People who become infected tend to get a sore throat, cough, runny ...

The U.S. has developed a bird flu vaccine that can be prepared when needed. It’s not currently available because health ...