While the new findings are encouraging, "vaccines won’t do any good if people don’t get them," one expert said.

New research shows that people's decision on whether or not to take the flu shot is not always based on facts.

The flu shot offers protection against the flu for about 6 months. Health experts recommend that a person should get a flu shot every year, and the best time to get one is usually around the end of October. In this article, we discuss how long the flu shot ...

Olivia Rinaldi is a White House reporter at CBS News. She covered President Trump's 2024 presidential campaign and was previously an associate producer for "CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell" and a broadcast associate for "Face the Nation." She is ...

As flu season begins in the Northern Hemisphere, this question — along with other concerns — circulates among families, in schools, and at workplaces. But this year, with all that’s going on in the world, it’s understandable that you might be ...

Flu season is upon us again, so let’s set the record straight: The flu shot can’t give you the flu. Still, like any vaccine or medication, your annual jab does come with the potential of flu shot side effects. In most cases, this translates to a sore ...

A CIA spokesperson told CBS News on Thursday that the Afghan suspect in the shooting "previously worked with the U.S. government, including CIA, as a member of a partner force in Kandahar that ended in 2021" following the U.S. military withdrawal from ...

Tetanus shots offer around 10 years’ worth of protection for people over the age of 18. Vaccinations are safe for most people and important to protect against this disease. Tetanus, or lockjaw, is a medical emergency that can be prevented by vaccination.

Flu is making people miserable from coast to coast, thanks in large part to a new strain called subclade K. That’s why infectious disease experts are telling people to run, not walk, to get this season’s flu shot if they haven’t yet.