000 to a high of ~49,000 people [4]. Death certificate data and weekly influenza virus surveillance information was used to estimate how many flu-related deaths occurred among people whose cause of death was listed as respiratory or circulatory disease on their death ...
As of Oct. 7,CDC's FluView weekly reportshowed that the percent of flu cases were relatively unchanged, rising about 1% compared to the week prior. In that same timeframe, 1,127 people were hospitalized with influenza, up from 1,050 people the week prior. ...
The 2020-2021 flu season continues to be a non-issue in the United States as reports of outpatient medical visits for influenza-like illness (ILI) are less than half the norm, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention'sWeekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report. Nationally, ...
Federal officials said Thursday that farmworkers exposed to bird flu should be tested for the virus even if they are not showing any symptoms, especially if they were not wearing the proper personal protective equipment. The recommendation follows the release of a newMorbidity and Mortality Weekly ...
14-year-old girl dies after getting the flu According to the CDC's weekly Flu View report, 48 states are still reporting widespread influenza outbreaks -- every state except Hawaii and Oregon, where regional flu activity was reported.
Widespread influenza activity had been reported by 43 states as of 27 December, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported in its weekly update on 5 January. Influenza A virus (H3N2) was the most common virus detected, accounting for 95% of influenza, the CDC said, ...
Vaccine effectiveness was 34.5% against hospitalization, according to interim estimates from a newarticlepublished by the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, among high-risk groups like young children, people with preexisting conditions and older adults. That means, vaccinated people in those...
The addition of the COVID jabs to the list, as well as updated guidance on influenza and pneumococcal vaccines; and new vaccines for measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) and for hepatitis B, were published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on Thursday, according to CNN. ...
The grandiose numbers, clearly intended to terrify the nation, have been released in the most convenient and opportune time. The flu shot push is now in full motion as kids are going back to school. But the fear mongering won’t just extend to children, it will also be a pervasive annoya...
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...