Influenza Vaccination

Infants younger than 6 months have an increased risk for severe influenza-related complications. In a recent study, researchers explored whether receiving a prenatal or postpartum influenza vaccination...

In a recent study, researchers evaluated the effectiveness of the influenza vaccine over the course of 4 influenza seasons through 2014.

The CDC recommended against using the live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) during the 2016-2017 influenza season. However, the perceived effectiveness and ease of administration of LAIV play an...

Seasonal influenza vaccines are transitioning to quadrivalent formulations. In a new study, researchers compared the safety and efficacy of the quadrivalent recombinant influenza vaccine and the...

Researchers investigated whether the ACIP recommendation change impacted child influenza immunization rates.

In a recent study, researchers examined rates of flu infection over 3 flu seasons in children treated for acute leukemia.

The live attenuated influenza vaccine and the inactivated influenza vaccine were available in the United States during the 2015-2016 influenza season. In a new study, researchers evaluated the effectiveness...

During the 2013-2014 influenza season, vaccine viruses were antigenically similar to those that had been circulating. With this in mind, researchers assessed the effects of the vaccine on in-hospital...

The American Academy of Pediatrics has updated its recommendations for seasonal influenza vaccinations and antiviral medications for children and adolescents during the 2017-2018 flu season.

A recent study compared the efficacy of a recombinant influenza vaccine with a standard-dose, egg-grown vaccine in older adults.