The risk of mortality among older adults hospitalized with influenza was significantly lower among those who received oseltamivir vs no antiviral therapy.

Is the flu vaccine less effective than hoped? Preliminary Cleveland Clinic research reveals a surprising result among vaccinated healthcare workers, but doctors caution about limitations.

A universal flu vaccine could be on the market by the end of the decade, thanks to a new $500 million vaccine program from ...

The warnings cite a non-peer-reviewed article by Cleveland Clinic researchers titled Effectiveness of the Influenza Vaccine During the 2024-2025 Respiratory Viral Season. It was posted on April 4 ...

A new large-scale study conducted by the Cleveland Clinic on the effectiveness of the 2024–2025 influenza vaccine shows that those who took the shot had a 27 percent higher risk of infection compared ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. A new Cleveland Clinic study—yet to be peer ...

Liver disease was associated with reduced protection against influenza-associated hospitalization following influenza vaccination.

Baloxavir marboxil (baloxavir) rapidly reduces influenza virus shedding, which suggests that it may reduce transmission. Studies of treatment with neuraminidase inhibitors have not shown ...

This fundamental aspect of vaccine design means that regardless of effectiveness rates, receiving a flu shot cannot directly lead to contracting influenza. The components in both inactivated and ...

"The possibility that other influenza vaccines might have been more effective cannot be excluded," they wrote. It is also possible that home testing kits might have missed some infections.

A new Cleveland Clinic study conducted in the United States on the flu vaccine has grabbed vaccine sceptics’ interest, prompting questions and concerns about the vaccine’s safety. “Get the ...