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There’s been a late rise of influenza A, mostly due to the ‘super K’ strain.
Keeping children home from school if they have COVID-19 protects family and school community members at high risk of serious illness.
From COVID-19 vaccines to Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine, using mRNA as medicine has shown promise. But before mRNA drugs can go beyond vaccines, researchers need to identify the right diseases to treat.
Two months after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made the flu vaccine optional in the military, an outbreak has led several branches of the military to make it mandatory again.
The outbreak isn’t widespread, so the risk to humans is low. But it does have the potential to cause severe illness.
Two experts answer five common questions about the flu vaccine, with the evidence.
The US military helped create the first flu vaccine to keep service members in action – and the logic for requiring vaccination has not changed.
Everything you need to know about the flu vaccine, including the nasal spray, egg-free options, who it’s free for and what to do if you’re scared of needles.
There has already been a lot of flu this year but the flu season is unlikely to peak until late winter.
A fear of needles can stop many children from getting a flu vaccine. But a new nasal spray will be available in 2026. Is your kid eligible?
The US will no longer participate in the WHO’s global influenza monitoring system – a shift experts say will lead to more flu hospitalizations and deaths.
A particularly infectious subvariant of influenza is keeping emergency room numbers high and causing especially severe illness in children.
What’s really happening with this year’s flu season – and should you still get the vaccine?
When you think about travel vaccines, you might think about ones for typhoid or cholera. But there are others you need to think about too.
This year’s flu season started early and is expected to be severe. Here’s what you need to know about getting vaccinated, from timing and side-effects to how well it works.
Despite some confusion around changing vaccine guidelines, the CDC still recommends an annual flu shot for everyone 6 months and older.
If last year is anything to go by, the flu season is dragging on. So, it’s still worth getting a flu shot if you haven’t had one already this year.
Abrupt policy changes and confusing public messaging have injected confusion in back-to-school vaccine protocols.
Here’s what updated advice about flu vaccines means for you and your holiday plans.
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Professor of Infectious Diseases, Monash University
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW
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Professor of Nursing, Purdue University
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Paediatrician, Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiologist, The Kids Research Institute Australia, The University of Western Australia
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Deputy Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza
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Professor Emerita of Biology, Indiana University
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Professor, School of Population Health, UNSW
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Professor of Virology, Imperial College London
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Professor, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
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Adjunct Associate Professor of Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine
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Professor, Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney
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Distinguished Professor, Professor of Immunology, RMIT University
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Ph.D. Candidate in Chemical & Physical Biology, Vanderbilt Vaccine Center, Vanderbilt University
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Virologist, The University of Queensland