It's flu vaccine time and seniors need revved-up shots
Doctors have a message for vaccine-weary Americans: Don't skip your flu shot this fall—and seniors, ask for a special extra-strength kind.
Oct 3, 2022
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Doctors have a message for vaccine-weary Americans: Don't skip your flu shot this fall—and seniors, ask for a special extra-strength kind.
Oct 3, 2022
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Flu season usually starts in the fall, peaks during the height of winter and tapers around spring. Other respiratory illnesses, including respiratory syncytial virus, enteroviruses, the common cold and COVID-19, also can ...
Sep 30, 2022
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Yes, you can get the influenza vaccine and the COVID-19 vaccine or booster at the same time, and actually, I recommend doing exactly that. You might as well get them out of the way.
Sep 29, 2022
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After nearly three years of nearly nonstop talking about viruses and vaccinations, some people might be ready to tune out.
Sep 23, 2022
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At this point in the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly everyone has experienced the panic and uncertainty that come with having mild COVID-like symptoms—such as a cough and sore throat—only to test negative day after day. With ...
Sep 22, 2022
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While social distancing and wearing masks kept the 2021–2022 flu season milder than pre-pandemic levels, experts who expect flu cases to rise this year as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted are urging people to get their ...
Sep 20, 2022
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The flu shot is as familiar an October ritual as football, foliage and Halloween.
Sep 16, 2022
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While most parents are good at keeping track of vaccines kids need to stay healthy, many people don't realize there are immunizations important to keeping adults heart-healthy, as well. The American Heart Association urges ...
Sep 14, 2022
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With a small number of influenza cases already circulating in Houston, experts at Baylor College of Medicine are saying now is the time to get vaccinated against the flu. Dr. Pedro Piedra, professor of molecular virology ...
Sep 14, 2022
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Flu and COVID-19 symptoms can look similar in kids—both are known to cause fever, coughing and fatigue and prompt parents to keep children home from school.
Sep 13, 2022
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