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Experts predict this flu season could be brutal. Here’s what you need to know about flu season and the Covid pandemic, plus when to get the flu vaccine.

Receive a free flu shot without leaving your car (age 18+).

The dramatic decrease in flu cases last year has the potential to dramatically increase cases this year, one expert says.

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Vaccine maker Moderna believes people who received two doses of its COVID-19 vaccine will need a third dose before winter as a booster shot. The company said Thursday it is also working on a single shot that would provide an annual booster for COVID-19, as well as flu and the respiratory condition RSV. “We believe that increased force of infection…

Physicians have warned a resurgence of respiratory viruses could be about to increase pressure on healthcare services.

Now that the state is no longer mandating mask wearing in most places… will we see a return to the common illnesses that used to be issues throughout the year? Doctors tell NBC Connecticut that it is a reality that fewer of us have gotten sick with common seasonal ailments since we started taking precautions to avoid COVID-19.But as...

As more vaccinated people go maskless, doctors say they are seeing a return of more common colds and illnesses.

The mRNA technology used to develop the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine could help create “more potent” seasonal flu shots, Pfizer’s Kathrin Jansen told CNBC.

More than a year after the pandemic started, Covid-19 is still ravaging parts of the world, but now scientists are warning that another virus could be a serious threat in the coming months: influenza. This season, the flu virtually disappeared, with less than 2,000 lab-confirmed cases in the United States to date, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention….

February is usually the peak of flu season, but not this year.

Connecticut Children’s Hospital has not had a single patient with the flu so far this season.

Amid precautions being taken because of the coronavirus, Connecticut and the country are seeing significant declines in cases of the flu.

Doctors say they are seeing fewer cases of the flu this year, but say people should still get their flu shots to help keep the number low during the COVID-19 pandemic,

New government data suggests more Americans have been getting flu shots this year, apparently heeding the advice of health officials fearful of a flu and coronavirus double pandemic

The flu and COVID-19 have such similar symptoms, you may need to get tested to know which type of virus is making you miserable.

Hartford Healthcare will kick off a massive statewide flu shot campaign Tuesday morning. The 10 a.m. virtual event will touch on several topics including preparing for a possible surge and avoiding the “Twindemic” of the flu and coronavirus. Healthcare experts said they have received a lot of questions and want to be clear and transparent. The conference will be streamed…

Receive a free flu shot without leaving your car (age 18+).

As flu season approaches during the coronavirus pandemic, health officials are bracing for what could be a difficult stretch. With children are starting to go back to school, local and national health experts are warning that people need to remain vigilant to prevent a repeat of the COVID-19 surges we saw last spring. “We are absolutely preparing for the possibility…

Healther Camilleri isn’t wasting anytime protecting herself this flu season. “Already got it. Today. Left arm.  I just took the band-aid off,” the Farmington woman said on Friday. “I figured I might as well get it before they run out.” Drug stores and doctors offices are already offering the shot but not everyone is putting it on their to do list...