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Flu season in Seoul starts three weeks earlier than last year

Flu seasons are not only arriving earlier; they are also lasting longer. The 2025-26 season lasted 16 weeks, more than three times as long as the five-week 2024-25 season.

2026.10.4

A child receives a flu shot at a pediatric clinic in September as the 2025-26 national influenza vaccination program begins. [NEWS1]

KDCA warns of reinfection as influenza B spreads earlier than expected

Even if you've just had the flu, you could catch another one — and it might be a different strain. Influenza B viruses are spreading earlier than usual, raising the risk of reinfection even for people who recently recovered from influenza A.

2026.1.18

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A vehicle sprays disinfectant in Anseong, Gyeonggi, on Dec. 17 to prevent the spread of avian influenza. [YONHAP]

Korea reports another bird flu case at poultry farm in central region

Korea has reported a new case of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a poultry farm, bringing the total number of cases this season to 23, officials said Saturday.

2025.12.27

A child receives a flu vaccination at a pediatric clinic in Paldal District, Suwon, Gyeonggi, on Sept. 22. [NEWS1]

Korea faces early flu wave as new variant spreads among children

Korea is grappling with one of its earliest flu waves in years as a newly dominant H3N2 sub-variant sweeps through schools and underscores a growing vaccine mismatch.

2025.11.25

A notice about influenza vaccinations is posted at a pediatric clinic in Suwon, Gyeonggi, in September. [NEWS1]

School-age child flu rates 14 times higher this year as parents fret

A parent was stunned last weekend after rushing with their child to a pediatric clinic before opening hours, only to find more than 20 children and their guardians already waiting — most of them seeking treatment for what appeared to be flu symptoms.

2025.11.21

Nurses look after newborns at a hospital in Seoul on Feb. 28, 2024. [YONHAP]

Rotavirus cases double in two weeks, with norovirus also on the rise

As the flu continues to spread rapidly across Korea, the number of patients infected with rotavirus and norovirus is also increasing, according to health authorities.

2025.11.18

Children and parents are seen waiting for flu vaccinations at a hopsital in Seongbuk District, northern Seoul, on Nov. 11. [YONHAP]

Number of flu patients doubles in one week

Flu infections are surging among children and adolescents across Korea, with the number of patients showing flu-like symptoms doubling in just one week.

2025.11.14

An employee checks the stock of Covid-19 and flu vaccines at the Buk District Public Health Center in Gwangju on Oct. 29. [GWANGJU BUK DISTRICT OFFICE]

Korea experiences significant rise in influenza cases this flu season

Korea is facing a sharp rise in influenza cases, with infections at the end of October more than tripling compared to last year, raising concerns among health officials of one of the worst flu seasons in the past decade.

2025.11.4

Painless? No shot.

A child receives a flu vaccination at I-vly Pediatric Clinic in Suwon, Gyeonggi, on Sept. 22, the start date of the government’s influenza immunization program.

2025.9.22

A citizen gets vaccinated for Covid-19 at a hospital in western Seoul on Oct. 19, 2023. [NEWS1]

Covid-19 cases forecast to rise later this month, KDCA says

Covid-19 infections in Korea are forecast to steadily rise later this month ahead of the summer vacation season, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.

2025.6.10