what to know about the new covid-19 variant jn.1 separately, preliminary flu hospitalization rates available through the influenza hospitalization surveillance network show the 2023-2024 flu season didn’t start off with the same bang as the previous year . while the network represents around 9%...
associated complications each year; the number of people who received flu vaccine each year and, among them, the respective numbers of children and elderly people; the respective numbers of flu outbreaks in schools and residential homes for the elderly; and the respective numbersofflu casesconfirmed...
Influenza is a common cause of pneumonia and although most cases of influenza do not develop into pneumonia, those that do are often more severe and more deadly. Deaths due to influenza are most common among the elderly, with a mortality rate of around 7.4 per 100,000 population during the...
In Japan, the health ministry reported flu cases reached a record high 2.83 million cases last week. The average number of patients per medical facility was 52, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported. This is the highest nu...
As flu cases surge and hospitalizations reach record highs, these antivirals are in demand and at much higher levels than normally seen for this time of year during pre-pandemic seasons, TODAY previously reported. Is there a shortage of Tamiflu and other flu antivirals?
Each year, the flu vaccine is updated to better match the strain(s) of flu expected to cause the majority of flu cases during the upcoming flu season. Because flu viruses can mutate from season to season, it’s important to get a flu shot every year to ensure you and your loved ones...
1 year ago Partial mask mandate returns to New York City public hospitals COVID and flu cases have been rising across the United States. 1 year ago Hospitals in at least 6 states are requiring masks indoors Amid a rise in COVID and flu cases and hospitalizations, several hospitals across th...
Mary Anderson, infection control manager at Edward Hospital in Chicago, said the hospital normally sees an average of 200 cases per season. But as of last week the hospital already has seen more than 260 confirmed cases. In Rockville, Md., emergency room visits are up 20 to 50 percent, ac...
By Friday, 31 out of 60 municipalities in Lithuania, a small Baltic country with population of less than 3 million, have announced flu epidemic, showed data by ULAC. Flu epidemic has also covered capital Vilnius. During the fifth week of the year, flu intensity has reached 179 cases per 10...
In New York, 596 cases of influenza were confirmed the week ending Oct. 1, according to thestate's Department of Health. This is nearly four times higher than the 150 that were confirmed the same time last year. Additionally, in Texas, the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed...