Flu Season: CDC Warns Of Low Vaccination Rates January 17, 2025 With flu, COVID-19 and RSV vaccination rates lagging across the U.S., the CDC is warning that it’s not too late for vulnerable populations - like older adults and young children - to protect themselves this winter. Now ...
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A look at the numbers behind peak flu season during the month of February, as the CDC estimates there have been nearly 29 million cases in the U.S. since the fall. February 21, 2025 Additional Live Streams Additional Live Streams
Those who have received a flu shot are about half as likely to need to see a doctor so far this season.
Many of the flu viruses that the CDC has tested this season were "well-recognized" by antibodies targeted to the vaccine, which helps the body fight off the infection, the agencyreportedthis month. The testing is done using antibodiesfrom ferrets, which have similar influenza symptoms to humans...
The worst flu season the United States has had in more than a decade may have reached its peak, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Earlierdata reportedby the CDC suggested that this season's flu vaccines might be poorly matched against many H3N2 strains this season. Around half of infections this past fall and winter were H3N2. Scientists say that the protection offered by flu shots varies widely based on several drivers, ...
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. ...
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...
During the 2023 flu season in these same countries, thevaccine efficacyagainst hospitalizations due to the flu was estimated to be about 52 percent. The new data was based on influenza cases that occurred between March and July of this year. ...