Every year, flu vaccines are updated to match the flu viruses expected to circulate. For 2026, the vaccine focuses on several influenza strains that research predicts will be most prevalent. This ...

U.S. flu cases are surging partially because of a new strain named "subclade K," that is not well covered by this year’s flu vaccine. Doctors still recommend getting the flu vaccine as it can reduce ...

SICK WITH PREVENTABLE ILLNESS. WE’RE SEEING A LOT OF FLU INTENSITY RIGHT NOW. MARYLAND IS IN THE MIDDLE OF A FLU SURGE. IT BEGAN LAST WEEK. STATE DATA SHOWS, STARTING WHILE SCHOOLS WERE STILL CLOSED ...

The flu is hitting children especially hard this season. “This is really one of the worst flu seasons we’ve been seeing,” said Dr. Suchitra Rao, an infectious diseases physician at Children’s Hospital ...