Boston health officials said Wednesday that along with an unusual second, late surge of flu cases across the state, the illness’s severity has also increased this season.

Only 37% of Boston residents are vaccinated, a concern for the spread and intensity of flu cases, Ojikutu said. The post Boston Public Health Commissioner on the flu: Cases are decreasing but vaccines ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — There sat Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s top health official, at a Steak ’n Shake with Fox News host ...

If the FDA and CDC sit on their hands, next season the flu shot will be a lot more expensive, if you can find it at all. That ...

Massachusetts experienced a surge in flu cases this season and Boston health officials say while numbers are improving, it’s straining hospitals. Flu cases are trending down from the first week of ...

The Boston Public Health Commission announced this week that it is hosting free vaccination clinics on Wednesday and Thursday in Dorchester, Roxbury, and Brighton. Still haven’t booked your flu ...

Active-duty Boston police detective Mark Walsh, 51, was remembered for "the enduring impact of a life well-lived” after dying from flu complications.

BOSTON - The number of flu cases in Massachusetts is at its highest ... So if you haven't gotten a vaccine yet, do it now. Flu season can extend through April. And if you think you have the ...

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The other truly lucky break was that multiple flu vaccines targeting H1N1 were already licensed in the U.S., so the Food and Drug Administration could fast-track approval of pandemic vaccines.