Flu

Mask wearing and the flu

Despite fears of a 'twindemic,' influenza cases remain remarkably low

Getting a flu shot may help prevent you from getting COVID-19, study shows

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Flu shots given to pregnant women do not increase risk of autism, study finds

Flu vaccination and autism risk

How to talk to vaccine skeptics so they might actually hear you

Anti-vaxxers conversations

This is a good year to get a flu shot, experts advise

Flu Shot 2020

Cloth masks do protect the wearer – breathing in less coronavirus means you get less sick

Cloth Masks Protection

Loss of smell sudden and more severe with COVID-19 than with colds, flu

Loss of smell COVID-19

Flu and pneumonia vaccines may reduce Alzheimer's disease risk

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What to make of the new H1N1 swine flu with 'pandemic potential'

H1N1 Swine Flu

Mütter Museum offers virtual tour of 'Spit Spreads Death' exhibit

Spit Spreads Death exhibit

Compare the flu pandemic of 1918 and COVID-19 with caution

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Burlington County woman who survived 1918 Spanish flu pandemic dies of COVID-19 complications

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How to stop touching your face to minimize spread of coronavirus and other germs

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Shaving facial hair may help men avoid coronavirus – if they wear a respirator, CDC says

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The current flu shot appears more effective than last season's vaccine

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Delaware County student's death from flu a tragic reminder of virus's potential danger

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How to convince your loved ones to get the flu shot

Flu shot cost

Doctors in Thailand treat coronavirus with anti-viral cocktail of HIV drugs and Tamiflu

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The most germ-infested places you encounter – and how to stay healthy

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CDC: At least 1,300 people have died from the flu so far this season

Early flu season complications Pennsyvlania

Flu season is off to an early start, health officials say

Flu Season Widespread Pennsylvania

Why antibiotics don't work for the flu and common cold

Antibiotics influenza cold virus bacteria

Patients who use online portals to access health records more likely to get flu shots, Penn study finds

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Here's why the flu shot can't give you the flu

The flu shot can't give you the flu

Hundreds to parade up Broad Street in honor of 1918 flu victims

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CDC releases new recommendations for 2019-20 flu season

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Children's Health

Here’s how to get your children ready for flu season

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This is how effective the flu vaccine was for the 2018-2019 flu season

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Saying another flu pandemic inevitable, WHO launches global strategy

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These Pennsylvania counties hardest hit by the flu this season

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Promising research suggests universal flu vaccine could be near

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This is why you always seem to feel more sick at night

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Does doubling up on flu shots provide more protection?

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First child flu-related death reported in Pennsylvania

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When the flu turns grave, Penn Lung Rescue Team flies into action

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4 New Jersey schools in one district close again for flu outbreak

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New Jersey hospitals restrict visitors in effort to limit spread of flu

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Countering misinformation about flu vaccine is harder than it seems

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Why did the flu kill 80,000 Americans last year?

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Wilmington health care network to administer over 11,000 employee flu shots

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Last flu season was deadliest in four decades

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