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Vaccine makers said this month they plan to make a record amount of flu vaccine for this fall and winter enough for more than half the population.

The H1N1 swine flu virus which swept the globe last year has returned to Britain with 10 people dying in the last six weeks, health officials said Saturday.

The first human case of bird flu in seven years has been diagnosed in Hong Kong, health officials said Thursday, urging the public to take precautions.

Health officials are urging adults to get vaccinated against pertussis and flu as a way protect babies and other vulnerable patients.

It's that time again: Everywhere you go, people are sniffling, sneezing, and coughing. Think you're next to get sick? Not necessarily.

Most people are immune to the H1N1 flu virus that caused last season's pandemic, health officials report Tuesday.

Annual flu shots may protect against heart attacks, and the earlier in the season a shot is given the greater the protection, claims a new British ...

Flu experts convened Tuesday to assess whether the H1N1 pandemic has peaked, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

Is the U.S. swine flu epidemic over? Federal health officials won't go so far as to say that, but on Friday they reported for ...

The H1N1 flu pandemic appears to be easing, but a third wave of infections could yet strike, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.