influenza

‘Tripledemic’ could be slowed by new vaccines

Gustavo Perez gets an influenza vaccine from pharmacist Patricia Pernal during an event hosted by the Chicago Department of Public Health at the Southwest Senior Center on Sept. 9, 2022, in Chicago, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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CDC map shows ‘high’ flu activity in California

Testing site reports finding case of ‘flurona’ in Los …

A man is handed a swab for a Covid-19 rapid test as people line up at a gas station in the Reseda section of Los Angeles on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

L.A. County reports 1st flu death of 2021-2022 season

A syringe of high-dose flu vaccine typically given to people over the age of 65 is shown on Oct. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Studies: Flu and pneumonia shots may lower risk for Alzheimer’s

Researchers can now image the entire disease process from the start of the tangles (tau proteins that have collapsed and twisted) and plaques (clumps of amyloid proteins that build up in the space between nerve cells) that may unlock the secrets of Alzheimer's disease. (CNN)

What to Know About Coronavirus with Dr. Tanya Altmann

Doctors Whose Son Died 10 Days Before Flu Shot Appointment …

4-year-old Leon Sidari is seen in an undated photo provided by his mom, Laura Sidari, to CNN.

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If It’s Not the Flu, You Might Be Sick With Similar …

Marenna Bielman, right, takes Angelica Lara's blood pressure as she is treated for flu-like symptoms at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange. (Credit: Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

With Unusually High Death Toll, California Flu Cases …

Beth Deenihan administers a flu shot to a construction worker during a drive-thru flu shot clinic Oct. 2, 2009, in Napa. (Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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1st Flu Death of the Season Reported in L.A. County

1st Flu Death of the Season Reported in L.A. County …