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A study conducted in obese mice found that dietary interventions resulting in weight loss led to better metabolic biomarkers and improved flu vaccine effectiveness. The results highlight the potential impact of a balanced diet and metabolic health on vaccine response.

Cases of norovirus - or the stomach flu - reached a 12-month high in February and are still wreaking havoc, particularly in US schools. At the same time, cases of Shigella infections are on the rise.

New COVID-19 booster vaccines are making their debut this fall, and they’ll be available to most adults.

Timely communications from leaders — bolstered by community vaccination events — are key to ChristianaCare’s COVID-19 vaccination confidence efforts.

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky endorsed the use of Covid-19 vaccine boosters Friday for all adults.

The recommendations simplify previous, complicated guidance for boosters.

Previously, boosters had been authorized for anyone 65 and older who was vaccinated with the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines at least six months ago and for certain adults at high risk of infection or of severe disease.

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky endorsed the use of COVID-19 vaccine boosters Friday for all adults.

ABC57 News in South Bend, Ind. covers all of Michiana including St. Joseph, Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte and Marshall counties in Indiana and Berrien, Cass, Van Buren and St. Joseph counties in Mich.

CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta discusses new data out of Israel which explains why CDC vaccine advisers voted to recommend Covid-19 booster shots for all adults.