the CDC said. Preliminary estimates show last season people who were vaccinated against the flu were 40%-70% less likely to be hospitalized because of flu-related illnesses.
(NEXSTAR) – WhileCOVID-19 spread is on the decline, the flu season is just getting started. New data released Friday by theCenters for Disease Control and Preventionshow influenza activity ramping up in several U.S. states. Last week, six “jurisdictions” (states or territories) had modera...
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...
Last year, over 916,300 people were hospitalized with severe COVID-19, resulting in 75,500 deaths. Additionally, during the 2023-2024 flu season, around 44,900 individuals succumbed to flu complications. "Our top recommendation for protecting yourself and your loved ones from respiratory illness ...
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Flu season this year more severe than those of last decade: U.S. CDC｜美疾控中心警告：今年流感季可能很严重 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. ...
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 ...
year, Brammer said. Currently, influenza H3N2 is the predominant strain, she said, although H1N1 is also circulating. Last year, the H3N2 virus started out as the dominant strain, only to be displaced by H1N1 as flu season hit full swing. “It ended up being an H1N1 season,” she said...
The southeast and south-central areas of the country reported the highest levels of flu activity, according to the CDC. The agency estimates that, so far this season, there have been at least 880,000 flu illnesses, 6,900 hospitalizations, and 360 deaths from flu nationwide. ...
a new tab or window. All influenza vaccines for the 2024-2025 season will be trivalent, and will protect against an H1N1, H3N2, and a B/Victoria lineage virus. The composition of this season's vaccine compared with last season's has also been updated with a new influenza A(H3N2) virus...