Flu vaccine may be less effective this winter
The flu vaccine may not be very effective this winter, according to U.S. health officials who worry this may lead to more serious illnesses and deaths.
Fearing Ebola? Doctors say get a flu shot
Fever? Headache? Muscle aches? Forget about Ebola — chances are astronomically higher that you have the flu or some other common bug.
Mississippi reports season’s first flu case
Weeks into the flu season, state health officials say a Marshall County teen has Mississippi’s first reported flu infection.
Do-it-yourself flu vaccine? Study shows it works
Do-it-yourself flu vaccine? It could happen. Military folks who squirted vaccine up their noses were as well-protected as others who got it from health workers, a study found.
CDC tells healthy adults not to forget flu vaccine
It’s time for flu vaccine again and while it’s important for the whole family, this year health officials have some different advice for different ages: Certain kids should opt for the ouchless nasal spray. Seniors, expect to get a new kind of pneumonia shot along with that flu jab.
Want to get the flu? Volunteers sneeze for science
Forget being sneezed on: Government scientists are deliberately giving dozens of volunteers the flu by squirting the live virus straight up their noses.
Flu season has started early in Mississippi
Flu season has officially arrived in Mississippi.
The Mississippi State Department of Health released a press release Tuesday confirming the first cases of influenza in the state.
Some flu vaccines promise a little more protection
WASHINGTON — Flu vaccination is no longer merely a choice between a jab in the arm or a squirt in the nose. This fall, some
Flu shot doing poor job of protecting elderly
It turns out this year’s flu shot is doing a startlingly dismal job of protecting older people, the most vulnerable age group.
The vaccine is proving only 9 percent effective in those 65 and older against the harsh strain of the flu that is predominant this season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
Not too late to take steps to avoid the flu
With many states — including Mississippi — reporting high levels of flu-like illnesses, those who’ve avoided it so far can take steps to protect against the flu’s onslaught. Even if you’ve had the flu this season, there still are steps you should take, said a nurse practitioner educator at Mississippi University for Women.
Risk to all ages: 100 kids die of flu each year
How bad is this flu season, exactly? Look to the children.
Twenty flu-related deaths have been reported in kids so far this winter, one of the worst tolls this early in the year since the government started keeping track in 2004.
Scramble for vaccine as flu season heats up
Missed flu-shot day at the office last fall? And all those “get vaccinated” ads? A scramble for shots is under way as late-comers seek protection from a miserable flu strain already spreading through much of the country.
Flu season strikes early and, in some places, hard
From the Rocky Mountains to New England, hospitals are swamped with people with flu symptoms. Some medical centers are turning away visitors or making them wear face masks, and one Pennsylvania hospital set up a tent outside its ER to deal with the feverish patients.
How to tell a cold from the flu
The common cold and flu are caused by different viruses but can have some similar symptoms, making them tough to tell apart.
Flu on the rise throughout Columbus
As the weather drops into the colder temperatures, children and parents alike are starting to see fevers increase to dangerous numbers as the flu settles into schools across Columbus.