Here's a hint: It has to do with when your child gets (or doesn't get) their annual flu shot.

Flu vaccines significantly reduce the number of illnesses in children, new research from Harvard Medical School shows. The findings underscore the public benefits of the vaccines at a time when ...

Children born in the autumn are more likely to receive the flu vaccine than children born in the summer, according to a new study published in JAMA Pediatrics and reported by HealthDay. The ...

Ohio public health officials say now is the “perfect time” to get a flu shot before Christmas and New Years. Butler County Health Commissioner Jenny Bailer said “it’s never too late” to get a vaccine ...

With no peak in sight, NHS England says there are now enough flu patients to fill more than three whole hospital trusts.

One Aussie state has expanded a major needle-free vaccine rollout to children, following record flu numbers and concerningly-low vaccination rates.

In 2022 and 2023, the influenza vaccine was free for children under 12 and Māori and Pacific people aged between 55 and 64.