Influenza, or the flu, is a contagious respiratory virus. It can be a severe illness that affects the nose, throat and sometimes lungs. Symptoms of influenza are sore throat, cough, congestion, ...

Typically flu season begins in October and stretches into May, but the pandemic era bucked those trends. A main driver of recent flu seasons' severity has been rising vaccine hesitancy, which has ...

Flu season is here in New Jersey, but other illnesses are in full swing as well. Cases of influenza increased during holiday gatherings and travel and have been on the rise since then. In the week ...