First Lady Supriya Jindal announced today her partnership with the Shots for Tots outreach campaign.

The issues report discusses factors that might contribute to black and Hispanic Medicare beneficiaries' access to flu immunizations.

While 78 percent of mothers in the United States consider influenza a severe and potentially life-threatening disease that can strike anyone, only half say it is likely their families will get vaccinated this season.

Because of an increased likelihood of hospitalization related to flu-related complications, South Carolina's senior citizens are encouraged to get their flu vaccinations.

The Michigan Department of Community Health has confirmed two cases of influenza, the first identified by the state laboratory during the 2008-2009 Michigan flu season.

Seasonal influenza has officially hit in Maryland, according to Department of Health and Mental Hygiene: the first laboratory-confirmed case of Type A (H1) seasonal influenza has been diagnosed in a child in the Baltimore Metropolitan Region.

Wisconsin health officials are reminding people across the state to get their influenza vaccine as the first influenza case is announced for the 2008-09 season.

The Southern Nevada Health District Office of Epidemiology has received the first report of a laboratory-confirmed case of influenza this season in Clark County.

Just 52% of Americans plan to get the flu vaccine this year, despite its being the best option for prevention.