CHICAGO, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Nearly 50 percent of U.S. healthcare workers have decided against flu shots, said officials concerned about seasonal flu and a renewed outbreak of H1N1.
ATLANTA, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- This year's flu season could be long and unpredictable, with the H1N1 virus expected in U.S. schools and seasonal flu among the elderly, health officials said.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Hundreds of Flu Fighters will visit New York senior centers, houses of worship and schools to spread the word on getting flu shots, officials said.
COLLEGE PARK, Md., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- University of Maryland researchers say laboratory tests indicate the H1N1 flu virus spread quickly but it may not mutate into a "superbug" this fall.
WOONSOCKET, R.I., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Seasonal flu shots begin Tuesday without appointment at MinuteClinics and select CVS/pharmacy stores, CVS Caremark officials in Rhode Island say.
OAK BROOK, Ill., Aug. 19 (UPI) -- The number of U.S. hospital workers vaccinated against seasonal flu during the last fall/winter flu season increased by 14 percent, a non-profit says.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Jan. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. firm BioCryst said Thursday it has been awarded $102.6 million from the U.S. government to develop Peramivir for seasonal/pandemic flu.
NEW YORK, May 4 (UPI) -- A seasonal flu shot against a possible bird flu pandemic is reported to be under consideration by U.S. public health officials at a Singapore conference. Using an old tool for a new purpose, the idea, still in the talking stage, would be to add to existin
PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Although most healthy Americans do not get flu shots, the vaccinations for healthy, young adults make medical and economic sense, researchers have concluded.
ATLANTA, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Federal health officials said Wednesday they do not want people to rush to get a flu shot solely because they worry about missing symptoms of anthrax infection.
