SC man ‘shocked’ by nearly $1,000 flu shot bill

A simple flu shot could cost you hundreds of dollars if you do not take certain steps beforehand. It’s an expensive lesson Doug Herman said he learned after getting billed nearly $1000 for his flu ...

Myrtle Beach man ‘shocked’ by nearly $1,000 flu shot bill

It’s an expensive lesson Doug Herman said he learned after getting billed nearly $1000 for his flu shot at a Conway CVS ...

Measles case at Westerville CVS, Otterbein U reports student case

Franklin County Public Health confirms measles case linked to a Westerville CVS. Otterbein University reports a student case.
American Hospital Association

Current flu vaccine found to be 30% effective in reducing adult hospitalizations, 41% for children

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report March 12 on the effectiveness of the flu vaccine for the ...

Is CVS bluffing or will pharmacies close? Tennessee leaders hear differing testimony

CVS Health has not been shy telling customers it will close all locations in Tennessee if a state bill passes that would not allow pharmacies to also be PBM's.

Flu vaccines didn’t work that well in the US, officials find

As the U.S. flu season winds down, health officials say the flu vaccine didn’t work very well, with one of its worst effectiveness rates in more than a decade. A new strain that dominated the early ...

FDA panel OKs strains for fall’s flu shot

The FDA’s independent vaccine advisers unanimously voted Thursday to recommend that U.S. flu shot formulations for the next ...
NPR

Despite U.S. pull out from WHO, reps were (virtually) at the table for big flu confab

For the past week, about 50 flu scientists from around the world were crammed into a conference room at a Hilton hotel in Istanbul, Turkey. Their goal was to design a flu shot that will confer the ...
Yahoo

Inside RFK Jr.’s long-running crusade against the flu vaccine

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spent years campaigning against vaccines, but with the flu shot, he’s suggested it’s personal. Kennedy has linked his strained, raspy speech to the vaccine, ...
The Washington Post

Inside RFK Jr.’s push against the flu vaccine that he links to his voice condition

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spent years campaigning against vaccines, but with the flu shot, he’s suggested it’s personal. Kennedy has linked his strained, raspy speech to the vaccine, ...
Wall Street Journal

A Welcome FDA Walkback on a Flu Vaccine

Is the White House putting a leash on Food and Drug Administration vaccine chief Vinay Prasad? Americans can hope so after the agency on Wednesday walked back Dr. Prasad’s startling summary refusal ...
KPBS

FDA reverses course on Moderna flu shot

The Food and Drug Administration rattled the biotech industry last week when it said it wouldn't even look at Moderna's application to market the first mRNA flu shot. But on Wednesday, the agency ...