Flu Vaccination Rates Fall

After improvements in the past couple of influenza seasons, flu vaccination in the United States has fallen ...

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Flu Vaccination Rates During Pregnancy Plummet

Rates of influenza vaccination given during pregnancy fell dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Having a Primary Care Provider Boosts Flu Vaccination Rates

People with a primary care provider are twice as likely to receive a flu shot than those without a PCP.

DECEMBER 15, 2021

FDA Approves First Multidose Vial for Pandemic Flu Vaccine

Multidose vials for influenza vaccination increases the speed and efficiency of vaccination, which would be ...

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Flu Vaccination Linked With Lower Risk for Death in Patients With Hypertension

Influenza vaccination in patients with hypertension is associated with an 18% reduced risk for death during flu ...

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Fully Cell-Based Quadrivalent Flu Vaccine Expected for 2019-2020 Season

Pharmacists and clinicians may have access to the first fully cell-based influenza vaccine in time for the next flu ...

APRIL 17, 2019

CDC Reports Milder Flu Season

There was a good match between the circulating influenza strains and the annual flu shot.

JANUARY 28, 2019

NFID: Time to Vaccinate Against Flu, Pneumonia

The 2017-2018 influenza season was particularly severe with a record-breaking 900,000 hospitalizations and more ...

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

FluMist Recommended for Next Influenza Season

The ACIP says that FluMist can be used again for the 2018-2019 influenza season. Concerns over efficacy resolved.

FEBRUARY 22, 2018