The percentage of flu tests that were positive reached a high of 33.3 per cent for the week ending Dec. 27, Canada’s highest in three seasons.

A particularly infectious subvariant of influenza is keeping emergency room numbers high and causing especially severe ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's winter and with the holidays near, the 2025-2026 flu season has hit the U.S. with flu cases on the rise in New Jersey, with ...

TORONTO — The flu season likely peaked in Canada over the holidays at the highest rate the country has seen in years, the Public Health Agency of Canada says.

TORONTO - A group of infectious disease experts estimates that this season’s influenza vaccine has been more than 40 per cent effective in preventing the respiratory illness in Canadians who got the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People who get a flu shot are less likely to become severely ill, be hospitalized or die. - Kylie Cooper/Reuters/File Flu is ...

Bogoch said respiratory seasons dominated by H3N2 tend to be “more significant” at a “population level,” meaning higher case numbers, more urgent-care visits and more hospitalizations. He noted ...

A strain of the influenza virus is spreading. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that the flu has sickened about 4.6 million people this season, leading to 49,000 ...

Amid a severe flu season, the CDC ends its universal flu shot recommendation for kids. Experts explain why this is dangerous ...

Flu has come early this year and experts predict it could be a particularly nasty season because a new strain of the virus is circulating. The NHS has already sent out a "flu jab SOS" to vulnerable ...

GoodRx reports on tracking prescription fills for flu and COVID-19 treatments, revealing seasonal trends and insurance ...