A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

FLU

Sat, 17 Feb '24
Bug that sounds like it was in the air?
Sun, 24 Sep '23
Apt rhyme of "Achoo!"
Sun, 16 Jul '23
Winter bug
Sat, 24 Jun '23
___ season
Sun, 13 Nov '22
Target of an annual shot
Fri, 12 Aug '22
Common bug
Thu, 14 Apr '22
Bug that no one likes
Tue, 2 Nov '21
___ vaccine
Thu, 25 Feb '21
___ season