Texas Public Radio

Flu shot recommendation for kids dropped just as the illness rages

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dropped its advice that kids get an annual flu shot at a time when flu cases ...

Flu is particularly hard on kids this season

The CDC reported Friday that the rate of kids and teenagers hospitalized with flu is the second highest in 15 years for this ...
WPSD Local 6

Doctors, schools brace for wave of flu and upper respiratory illnesses

Seasonal flu and upper respiratory illnesses are on the rise across Kentucky and the country, according to the Centers for ...

Wondering if you should get a flu shot? Here’s what science says

Plenty of people – about 1 in 3, according to some studies — feel bad for a day or two after they get a flu shot. The most common symptoms include headaches, muscle aches, fatigue and fever, all of ...
Los Angeles Times

Send kids to school with a cough or sniffles? Some parents say no way

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Schools often promote student sick day guidelines advising parents to send children to school with colds. Many ...
KSAT

Why kids are getting sick outside the usual season & what parents should expect

SAN ANTONIO – Pediatric doctors in San Antonio say 2025 brought a familiar post-COVID pattern: more childhood viruses emerging outside their usual seasons and some infections hitting harder than they ...
WUFT

Kids are more likely to get sick going back to school

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As students head back to school, experts warn that the likelihood of children getting sick increases. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identifies three key ...