Deaths due to influenza are most common among the elderly, with a mortality rate of around 32 per 100,000 population during the 2023-2024 flu season. In comparison, the mortality rate for those aged 50 to 64 years was 9.1 per 100,000 population. Flu vaccinations The most effective way ...
Yes. However, associated deaths per year depend upon the virulence of the particular strain of virus that is circulating. That means for any given year, the likelihood of dying from the flu varies according to the specific infecting viruses. The CDC estimates about 36,000 deaths/year (average...
The article explains that the data on flu-related deaths has not been correctly analyzed in the past and that flu vaccinations are doing more good than originally thought. The vaccinations given out have not drastically decreased the number of deaths per year, but what analysts failed to take ...
Yes. However, associated deaths per year depend upon the virulence of the particular strain of virus that is circulating. That means for any given year, the likelihood of dying from the flu varies according to the specific infecting viruses. The CDC estimates about 36,000 deaths/year (average...
During the week ending Jan. 6, the CDC also received reports of 13 pediatric flu-associated deaths, bringing the current total to 40 for the 2023-2024 season. There were 183 pediatric deaths during the last flu season. To help prevent illness, hospitalization and death, the CDC recommends ...
TheUS Centers for Disease Control and Preventionestimates that there have been at least 20 million cases and 11,000 deaths from flu this season. Hospitalizations are rising too, with an estimated 38,255 hospitalizations from flu last week alone. It’s not the only illness spreading, either: Wa...
In the past week, total morbidity by acute respiratory infections stood at the level of 1,757 patients per 100,000 population, which represents an increase of 2.5 percent compared to the previous week. The rise is registered especially in adults in the age group 25 to 59 years, said the ...
The CDC claims that 80,000 people died from the flu, or complications of flu, last year. This number is the highest number in over four decades. Dr. Robert Redfield, director of CDC, made the big reveal last Tuesday night while speaking to The Associated Press. ...
year period, and monitored the number of hospital admissions in this patient group for heart attack, stroke,heart failure, pneumonia, influenza. They also looked at the number of deaths. The team then adjusted their figures for demographic and social factors, as well as existinghealth conditions....
Flu deaths in children hit new record as vaccination rates decrease: CDC There were 200 pediatric flu-related deaths in the 2023-2024 season, compared to the previous high of 199 during the 2019-2022 season.Mar 6, 2024, 4:14 PM 3-year-old who spent over a month in hospital battling...