The CDC's vaccine advisory committee voted to recommend annual flu vaccines but against flu shots containing the preservative ...

Weekly numbers show that 2% of U.S. deaths for week 5 were due to the flu. COVID was responsible for 1.5% of deaths in the nation, the numbers show.

Thimerosal is an ingredient that helps keep vaccines pathogen free. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

CDC advisory committee recommends thimerosal-free influenza vaccines for all adults and children, despite claims that the mercury-based preservative poses no health risks.

Summer is soon coming to an end, and health officials are planning ahead for flu season. On Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made its annual flu shot recommendations for ...

As cases of H5N1, also known as avian flu or bird flu, continue to surface across the U.S., safety precautions are ramping up. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced ...

Flu killed 216 children nationwide this season, the highest toll in years. New York, where 25 children died, saw a record number of pediatric deaths during the 2024-25 season.

Some health experts point to fewer children getting their flu shots, and that could be just one factor in the increase of flu-related child deaths. CDC data shows that vaccination numbers have ...

The preservative is called Thimerosal, and it's included in just 4% of existing flu vaccines, used to help prevent ...

CDC officials have information about underlying conditions on nearly 5,200 adults who were hospitalized with flu this season, and 95% had at least one existing health problem.

The CDC reported 12 pediatric flu deaths for the week ending April 26, bringing the total number to 216. The last time so many children died from the flu was during the Swine Flu pandemic in 2009 ...

CDC officials have information about underlying conditions on nearly 5,200 adults who were hospitalized with flu this season, and 95% had at least one existing health problem.