Cold and Flu

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday cautioned over illegal, unproven flu products potentially circulating on the market.

A rare strain of swine flu was reported in a human in the Canadian province of Alberta, health officials there announced this week.

Three students at a Maine school were recently given flu shots without consent from their parents, according to media reports. 

The number of New York City adults and kids getting flu shots has skyrocketed this year amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to new data released Wednesday.

As several areas of the country struggle to contain surging cases of the novel coronavirus, another infectious disease poses a threat to many: the seasonal flu, which has already killed at least one person in Arkansas. 

Flu deaths are down two-thirds from the five-year average, a drop that could indicate the most vulnerable Americans died in the first wave of COVID-19.

Flu season has officially begun in the United States, but many are still wondering how the global coronavirus pandemic may exacerbate its effect.

Hospitalized coronavirus patients were five times more likely to die than those hospitalized with the flu, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A new study found that last year's vaccine, which was estimated to be between 40% and 60% effective, actually reduced pediatric flu-related emergency room visits by as much as 51%.

The results of a recent survey found that while most participants agreed the vaccine is the best protection against flu, a smaller percentage actually plan to be inoculated.