A higher dose of the flu vaccine may cut Alzheimer’s risk by more than half, research suggests. Image credit: alvarez/Getty Images For example, a study published in December 2025 found that the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — This season’s influenza vaccine may have been less effective than last season’s, because it was not well matched against the flu strains in circulation, according to an analysis by ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reviewing a new flu vaccine for adults age 50 and older. If approved, it would be the first influenza shot to use mRNA technology, and experts say it ...

Influenza vaccination could significantly reduce the risk of influenza-associated heart attack and stroke even among people who get infected after getting the vaccine, according to research just ...

The Food and Drug Administration last week refused to review Moderna’s application for its messenger RNA flu vaccine, in a move that the Cambridge biotech said came as a surprise. In a “Refusal to ...

Flu season isn’t over yet. Cases across the state increased 17% last week and ticked up on Long Island in recent weeks after steadily declining through the end of January, according to the state ...

Health officials say the 2025-2026 flu season’s vaccine offered less protection than usual, as a mutated strain of influenza A dominated cases across the U.S. A strain known as H3N2 “subclade K” ...

Many kids are scared of getting needles, and this can stop them getting vaccinations that protect that against the flu. Less than 1 in 4 Australian children were vaccinated against influenza in 2025.

Interim influenza vaccine effectiveness for the 2025 to 2026 season appears to be lower than in recent influenza seasons, but still provides protection for children and adolescents and for adults, ...