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According to the Centres for Disease, Control and Prevention (CDC), common symptoms of flu include fever, chills, cough, sore throat, runny, or stuffy, nose, muscle aches, headaches and fatigue.

The Biden administration spent upwards of $2 billion on bird flu monitoring and prevention. Trump’s administration just announced another billion. Where is it money going?

In the last flu season, from fall 2023 to spring 2024, an estimated 40 million Americans were sickened and 28,000 died.

A Food and Drug Administration vaccine advisory committee meeting scheduled for March to select the strains to be included in next season’s flu shot has been canceled, a panel member said Wednesday.

The best way to prevent both flu A and flu B is to get the influenza vaccine, Dr. Russo says. But how effective the vaccine is at preventing the virus depends on what’s in it.

Oklahoma’s flu season is peaking early, impacting schools. Dr. Dustin Cupp shares insights on rising cases, vaccines, and flu prevention tips.

Hospitals in our area continue to see an influx of flu patients. Experts say one reason for that could be due to a more infectious strain. Leanne Byer spoke with a local doctor to find out the latest.