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The White House says President Joe Biden has gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and the annual flu shot.

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first combination test for flu and COVID-19 that can be used at home, giving consumers an easy way to determine if a runny nose is caused by either disease.

Our state has seen high influenza and COVID-19 numbers so far this season.

Our state has seen high influenza and COVID-19 numbers so far this season. Cold and flu medicine continue to be bought off store shelves as Connecticut deals with cases of flu and COVID-19 this winter. More than 4,700 COVID tests came up positive over the past seven days with a positivity rate of about 17%. Dr. Howard Selinger, chair of…

Students and teachers returning to the classroom after holiday break are reminded to stay home if they are sick, as doctors warn against a potential post-holiday surge in respiratory viruses. “There is a lot of upper respiratory infections in the community, both COVID and influenza, at levels that we haven’t seen in some time,” said Dr. Craig Mittleman, who...

Connecticut health officials are concerned about a spike in respiratory illnesses including COVID-19 and influenza.

COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising in the United States, even as hospitalizations for respiratory syncytial virus and the flu continue to fall.

Holiday gatherings are not just about spending time with friends and loved ones. There are also concerns people can spread illnesses, including COVID-19.

Holiday gatherings are not just about spending time with friends and loved ones. There are also concerns people can spread illnesses, including COVID-19. And it comes amid a sharp rise in a COVID subvariant in New England. Whether people come down with COVID, the flu or the common cold, medical workers are ready. “The systems are prepared as best we…

The Department of Health and Human Services announced this week that it would be releasing part of its stockpile of antiviral Tamiflu to help combat the flu.

The Biden administration says it will release doses of prescription flu medicine from the Strategic National Stockpile

Respiratory viruses, including COVID, flu and RSV, are spreading across the U.S. — and so are other infections. So how long are you contagious with some of the more common ones? Find out here.

The Department of Public Health reports Connecticut’s first child flu death of the season.

Around the country, hospital capacity limits are being strained, and it’s no different here in Connecticut. A combination of several illnesses is leading to a high number of hospitalizations, forcing many medical facilities to increase capacity. Some call it the “Tripledemic.” A simultaneous surge in RSV, influenza and COVID-19. As temperatures have dropped, health officials say cases of these...

With increasing cases of COVID-19, the flu, and RSV, many Connecticut hospitals are quickly reaching capacity.

As cases of influenza and other respiratory viruses rise around the nation, two national pharmacy groups say Tamiflu and generic versions of the flu medicine are in short supply.

A surge in cases of flue, RSV, and COVID-19 is raising the demand for over-the-counter cold medications, especially for children’s ibuprofen and acetaminophen.

The number of flu cases in Connecticut is on the rise. More than 12,000 cases of the flu have been detected in Connecticut so far, as the state experiences its earliest flu season in the last four years. “It is continuing to trend up so we can only expect that it will get higher,” said Dr. Manisha Juthani, the state’s…

The number of flu cases in Connecticut is on the rise. More than 12,000 cases of the flu have been detected in the state so far, as the state experiences its earliest flu season in the last four years.

Several Dutch players are battling flu symptoms ahead of their round of 16 World Cup match against the United States, Netherlands manager Louis van Gaal said.