CDC Says Flu Season Starts Early, Could Be BadAssociated Press
According to reports, last season's flu vaccine was not very effective. An estimated 80,000 people died of the flu and complications arising from the virus last winter, making it the deadliest flu season in at least 40 years. Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the...
The flu has arrived significantly earlier this year, causing more hospitalizations at this point in the season than in the past decade, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).The southeast and south-central areas of the country reported the...
Flu activity will pick up, she said. “We don’t know how severe the season is going to be, so there is still time to get vaccinated. And getting vaccinated is the best way to protect yourself,” she said. This year’s season is starting out much like last year, Brammer said. Curr...
WINFIELD, Ill. (CBS) --The flu season is far from over, and as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared this season an epidemic, physicians were urging people to take precautions against the flu virus. "This is probably one of the worst flu seasons we've seen in ...
The flu has arrived significantly earlier this year, causing more hospitalizations at this point in the season than in the past decade, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The southeast and south-central areas of the country reported th...
RESIDENTS in Shenzhen are at a relatively high risk of catching the flu as the city has entered the flu season, according to the Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The center upgraded the city’s influen...
While COVID-19 spread is on the decline, the flu season is just getting started. New data released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show influenza activity ramping up in several U.S. states.
“Our CDC colleagues have noted that they are... activated for a response, and that they would be continuing to respond even if there’s a federal shutdown,” Pan said. FromLos Angeles Times Louisiana had one of the highest rates of flu symptoms in the nation last week, per CDC data,...
Individuals can avail both COVID-19 and flu vaccines at the same visit. Most individuals require only one flu shot each season. The CDC recommends most people get the flu vaccine in September or October. Vaccination in July and August is generally not advised, except for: ...