This year’s flu season hit a grim milestone with deaths tied to the virus surpassing the number of COVID-related deaths in California for the first time in five years. The noteworthy milestone ...

California seeing one of its worst flu spikes this century, experts say. By Madilynne Medina, News Reporter Feb 10, 2025. A nurse gives a flu vaccination shot to a man at a free clinic held at a ...

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What’s the difference between flu a vs. flu b? The two most common and most severe flu strains are type A and type B, according to the CDC.Of the data collected so far this season, 96.6% of flu ...

Hand‑picked CDC panel endorses flu shots for all but recommends avoiding thimerosal vials—a win for skeptics that may affect ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Wednesday to combat bird flu, which has spread to more than a quarter of all the state's dairies in the last month and infected 34 state ...

The U.S’s biggest dairy-producing state is being squeezed by the recent outbreak of bird flu, which also affects cattle—and ...

The new results helped boost Moderna’s stock by more than 4% in early trading Monday, though the company’s shares are still ...

O N June 26th a vaccine advisory panel installed by Robert F. Kennedy junior, America’s health secretary, recommended that ...