According to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, last week more than 10% of patient visits were related to the flu. Plus, nearly 7% of hospitalizations in the state are flu-related and ...

Cases of respiratory illnesses related to the flu and RSV are spiking in Massachusetts; Right now, the CDC has the problem rated as "high" in the Bay State ...

The severity of the flu season in Massachusetts kicked up this week. The 2019-2020 influenza season in the Bay State was upgraded from low to moderate severity by the state Department of Public ...

Flu rates in Massachusetts are already higher than at any point in more than a decade, and the season is just getting started. Data released Friday by the state Department of Public Health shows more ...

A bad flu season in Australia could predict a rough time in the U.S., along with a possible COVID surge. Experts urge flu shots, COVID boosters now.

Bird flu is now believed to be widespread in Massachusetts and is likely present even in places where there has not been a confirmed positive, state environmental and health officials said Wednesday.

Massachusetts became the only state in the country to impose the flu vaccine requirement back in August, due to concerns that the traditional influenza season coinciding with the second COVID-19 ...

Massachusetts will would require all schoolchildren to get influenza vaccines to stay enrolled in public schools and day cares. The mandate makes it the first state to require flu shots for ...