When should you get your flu shot? Flu season typically starts in December and peaks in February, so the "optimal time" to get vaccinated is heading into the season, Dr. Céline Gounder ...

Every fall and winter, medical professionals preach the same message: Get your flu shot. While getting the flu shot always makes it less likely to get hit hard by the flu, its efficacy fluctuates.

Flu shot season is upon us. Pharmacies began giving out the vaccines — which are recommended for everyone ages 6 months and older — last month. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

In addition to getting your flu shot, this is also a good time to get your 2024-2025 COVID shot (yep, we're officially on a yearly schedule for these boosters too). In addition, RSV shots are ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week released updated recommendations for when people 6 months old and up should get the 2024-2025 flu vaccine. Adults should get the shot in ...

The study has fueled vaccine skepticism, but experts stressed that the flu shot does not cause the flu, because it uses an inactivated virus. Even if this year's vaccine was ineffective ...

Even if the strains targeted by the current U.S. flu shot don’t match the strains that appear in the northern hemisphere, studies have shown the vaccine will still provide some protection.

“It's a very late, long, severe season, so it's been a pretty extraordinary season,” said Dr. Helen Chu, an expert in respiratory diseases at the University of Washington. “It's the worst in ...