Annual Flu Deaths Annual flu deaths vary from year to year. Between 2010 and 2023, yearly flu deaths have been as low as 4,900 and as high as 51,000.3A number of factors contribute to the variation, including:3 Flu vaccinationrates Seasonal flu vaccine efficacy Timing of the flu season C...
During the 2023-24 flu season, the CDC reportednearly 200 children died, most of whom were eligible for a vaccine but did not receive one. Federal officials are warning that a drop in vaccinations may have led to this increase in pediatric flu deaths. "Unfortunately, coming out of the COV...
In an average year, influenza is associated with about 36,000 deaths nationwide and many more hospitalizations. Flu-related complications can occur at any age; however, the elderly and people with chronic health problems are much more likely to develop serious complications after the conventional ...
During a pandemic that lasted two years from its outbreak in the U.S., between 50 million and 100 million people across the globe died. Spanish flu killed more people than any pandemic disease before or since, including the sixth-century Plague of Justinian, the medievalBlack Death, theAIDS ...
The2022-2023 flu seasonstarted earlier than usual, with cases rapidly increasing in some states as early as October, TODAY previously reported. And it shows no signs of slowing down as infections, hospitalizations and deaths continue to rise across the country. ...
Adults ages 65 years and above are at greater risk than younger, healthy adults due to weakened immune systems. Typically, these older adults account for most flu-related deaths and more than half of flu-related hospitalizations. Pregnant women, as well as those who have delivered a baby in ...
There are different kinds of flu viruses, and the version that’s been spreading the most so far this year usually leads to a lesser amount of hospitalizations and deaths in the elderly — the group on whom flu tends to take the largest toll. ...
theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)predicts that there may be as many as 14 million flu illnesses and up to over 8,000 flu-related deaths. Anyone can experience severe cases of the flu, but children younger than 5 years old may be especially at risk for developing pneumonia...
In addition, flu vaccinations prevented 2,479 deaths among those aged 65 years and older as well as 63 deaths among children six months to four years. The burden of influenza The impact of influenza is different from season to season. However, during the 2022-2023 flu season there were ...
and is associated with substantial clinical and economic burden. In the 2022-2023 season, the CDC estimated that the incidence was close to pre–COVID-19 pandemic levels with approximately 31 million cases, 14 million physician visits, 360,000 hospitalizations, and 21,000 flu-related deaths.1 ...