research on the flu vaccine

The flu has been a nationwide topic of discussion among families, communities, and of course, the media. We battle the flu every year, but this season it seems to be particularly bad with extremely high levels of influenza-like illnesses being recorded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). According to the acting […]

Despite the encouragement of healthcare providers to get the vaccination, a large part of the public is skeptical about the benefit of the vaccine, fearing side effects such as achiness or swelling at the site of the shot or the purported link between vaccines and autism. Instead of listening to hearsay, here’s what the research has to say.