Choice is good, but when it comes to protecting yourself against the flu, one vaccine that is able to fight off most virus strains year after year is far more appealing than an annual jab.
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Flu Shots at the Pharmacy: What You Need to Know
Don’t want to wait for an appointment at your doctor’s office to get a flu shot? Retail clinics offer speedy service, but may not be allowed to vaccinate everyone.
How to Find the Right Flu Vaccine
Decisions to decisions. How to choose from the wide variety available
Should You Be Chicken About the New Chicken Flu?
Researchers discovered it before it became a pandemic, but there’s no vaccine for it yet
Most Recent H7N9 Flu Deadlier Than H1N1
The first estimates of the severity of the H7N9 influenza virus show that about one-third of people who were hospitalized with the infection died. And flu experts warn that the strain could reappear in the next flu season.
H7N9 Bird Flu: Could Animals Other Than Birds Harbor the Virus?
Researchers have more questions than answers about the latest bird flu circulating in China, including whether birds are the only reservoir for the virus.
How Social Media in China Is Revealing More Cases of Bird Flu
In the wake of emerging H7N9 cases in China, citizens are taking to the country’s social media service, Weibo, to post the latest tallies of individuals infected with the new bird flu strain. The deletion of some of the posts is …
Bird Flu Is Back in China, but This Time It’s H7N9
Flu season may be coming to an end in some parts of the world, but a new influenza virus harbored by birds may be starting its global assault.
Study Finds Small Risk Of Guillain-Barre Syndrome From H1N1 Vaccine
Public health experts say the benefits of vaccination still far outweigh the risks
Why Pregnant Women Should Get Flu Shots
It’s not too late to get a flu shot – especially if you’re pregnant, say experts at the March of Dimes.
New Strain of Norovirus Is Circulating in the U.S.
Piggybacking off this year’s influenza epidemic, a new strain of the highly contagious norovirus has reached the U.S. from Australia.
Can Influenza Sorbet Relieve Your Flu Symptoms?
We got the scoop from doctors.
Scientists Push to Resume Research On Virulent Man-Made Flu Virus
Researchers who voluntarily stopped work on a potent strain of influenza they created in the lab are hoping to end the moratorium on their studies.