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Flu Prevention

Health officials detail why new flu variant can lead to severe illness

  • Dec 31, 2025

Nearly 5 million flu illnesses reported: CDC

  • Dec 20, 2025
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Flu concerns grow in US as UK cases rise

  • Dec 8, 2025
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How to protect kids amid new subclade K flu strain

  • Nov 24, 2025

Bay Area health officials jointly recommend flu, COVID vaccines

  • Oct 16, 2025

CDC panel votes against flu shots with thimerosal

  • Jun 26, 2025

Bay Area health expert urges flu vaccinations as cases soar

  • Feb 18, 2025

Here's a guide to vaccinating before the holidays

  • Nov 13, 2024

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Health officials explain why 'Super K' flu variant can lead to severe illness

  • Dec 31, 2025
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Flu concerns grow in US as UK sees more cases among kids

  • Dec 8, 2025
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Bay Area health officials recommend flu, COVID shots despite CDC dropping universal recommendations

  • Oct 16, 2025
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Bay Area health expert urges flu vaccinations as cases soar

  • Feb 18, 2025
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Can our pets get bird flu? Here's how to protect them

  • Dec 29, 2024
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Here's a guide to vaccinating before the holidays

  • Nov 13, 2024
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CDC predicts slightly better cold and flu season this winter

  • Aug 23, 2024
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Bay Area wastewater levels high with COVID, RSV and flu: data

  • Jan 2, 2024

Latest Stories

Dead cows on the side of the road shows aftermath of Bird Flu outbreak

So far on 2024, there have been 27 human cases of bird flu in the U.S. and hundreds of infected cows.

  • Oct 20, 2024
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At-home nasal spray flu vaccine to be available in fall of 2025

The FDA Friday approved the flu vaccine that can be done at home and does not need to be administered by a health care provider.

  • Sep 20, 2024

CDC predicts slightly better cold and flu season this winter, urges public to get vaccinated

Despite what has been a busy summer with COVID-19, public health officials say it may not be as bad of a winter as some worried.

  • Aug 23, 2024
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Bird flu: 2nd human case confirmed in Michigan, bringing total this year to 3

The risk to the general public remains low, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

  • May 30, 2024
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2nd human case of bird flu confirmed in Michigan: Health officials

It comes after the first human case of bird flu was identified in Texas last month and also linked to cattle.

  • May 22, 2024