Conclusions:Despite the reduced number of collected specimens compared to previous seasons and a slight rise in influenza vaccination rates, containment measures represent the most likely factor that helped to reduce cases in the 2020-2021 influenza season in Italy....
During the 2019-2020 season, stretching from October to March, the program reported 327 cases of the Influenza B strain and 454 cases of the H1 strain. MORE: 4.4M Americans have received new omicron-targeted COVID-19 booster, CDC says For the following flu season in 2020-2021,...
“In recent years, flu activity has been widespread across Pennsylvania,” Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam said. “Last season was higher than usual with more than 11,000 cases of flu this time of year. That is a stark difference from where we are in 2021; below 3,000 cases. We...
Typically, the winter months bring the peak of flu season. As cases of COVID-19 have soared in the U.S. over the past few weeks, however, cases of the flu have remained extremely low. Ad Fluseasontypically peaks between December and February each year. The Centers for Disease Control an...
The 2020-2021 flu season essentially didn't exist. COVID lockdowns and preventive measures such as masking and social distancing kept flu cases at a historic low. Flu season returns as COVID measures eased "Here at Mayo Clinic in the Midwest we performed close to 20,000 influenza tests bet...
Although the U.S. continues to struggle with COVID-19, it has apparently beaten the flu into submission. Since the end of September,the combined total of positive flu casesidentified by both public health and clinical labs is fewer than 1,500. There are high schools with more people in th...
Shoot for September/October. Ideally, you should have it by the end of October. But even if you miss that window, the CDC recommends vaccination through November and beyond, because flu cases typically peak in February and can continue into May. ...
Weekly flu cases, hospitalizations and deaths have nearly doubled for the second week in a row, according todatafrom the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. So far this season, there have been at least 2.8 million illnesses, 23,000 hospitalizations and 1,300 deat...
However, cases can still be seen later in flu season, and the later you get vaccinated, the shorter your window of available protection for that particular flu season, Assoumou added. Notably, the peak of flu season has been difficult to predict in recent years due to COVID-19. Flu ...
In 2020, when COVID-19 vaccines were not yet available, flu cases dropped to their lowest levels because people were in quarantine or isolation, observing social distancing, and wearing masks. A year later, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that while more than...