There are gaps in the state’s vaccination infrastructure, despite the Bay State’s status as a national leader in medical ...

As outbreaks for several diseases are being monitored across the U.S., state DPH Commissioner Robbie Goldstein has an update on the ongoing public health initiatives in Massachusetts.

Amrita Sidhu finally got her flu shot, but only at the urging of her daughter who is in the medical profession and seeing a spike in severe cases of the flu in Massachusetts. "I feel quite healthy, ...

The numbers speak for themselves. 242 people, including 7 children, have already died from the flu in Massachusetts this season in what public health officials say is one of the worst Influenza ...

Massachusetts residents are in the midst of what some public health officials are calling a “tsunami” of flu infections. Residents are reporting flu symptoms at higher rates than any winter ...

THANKS FOR JOINING US. THANKS FOR HAVING ME. ALL RIGHT. LET’S START WITH THE FLU SHOT. THE STATE SAYS 38.5% OF MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTS GOT IT THIS YEAR. ERIKA AND I ARE AMONG THOSE. I KNOW YOU ...

In Massachusetts, the CDC has the problem rated ... and the specific strain of the virus." The flu vaccine, for everyone ages 6 months and older, is crucial, Dr. Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner, a ...

While the company has conditional approval, the USDA will still have to approve its larger use before farmers can give it to their flocks, according to Science Magazine. The report added that if bird ...

Despite scientific advancements made during the COVID pandemic, growing vaccine hesitancy and the politicization of public health leave the U.S. vulnerable to future pandemics, according to experts ...

Bird flu, or H5N1 avian influenza, has been circulating across North America since 2022, infecting birds, livestock, wildlife ...

There could be some hope when it comes to the battle against bird flu, as a vaccine has been developed ... United States); there have been none in Massachusetts," DPH spokesperson Kathleen Conti ...