SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - Memorial Health System is offering flu shots to the public at its Springfield drive-thru labs. 

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - With flu season quickly approaching, health officials say it's time to start thinking about getting your flu shot.

ILLINOIS (WAND) – Health officials are reminding people to start thinking about flu shots for children in the fall.

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) – With a rise in Decatur flu numbers, HSHS leaders are reminding people to get flu shots.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) - It's a warning from health officials to get your flu shot. The Illinois Department of Public Health says the virus ha…

MACON COUNTY, Ill. (WAND) – People in need of a flu shot can come to clinics offered this October in Macon County. 

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Before people start coughing and spreading germs, studies from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show the influenza virus usually circulates in the fall. 

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A newer kind of flu vaccine only worked a little bit better in seniors this past winter than traditional shots, the government reported Wednesday. Overall, flu vaccines barely worked at all in keeping people 65 and older out of the hospital, with roughly 24 percent effectiveness. The best performance was by a new shot called Flucelvax; it was about 26.5 percent effective in that age group. The difference wasn't as large as some had h...