Flu Season: CDC Warns Of Low Vaccination Rates January 17, 2025 With flu, COVID-19 and RSV vaccination rates lagging across the U.S., the CDC is warning that it’s not too late for vulnerable populations - like older adults and young children - to protect themselves this winter. Now ...
Erielle Reshef shares the latest on the recent spike in flu cases. February 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM 23 states with high or very high for respiratory illness activity levels: CDC The CDC says flu activity is elevated nationwide as this is now classified as a high severity flu season. February...
Many of the flu viruses that the CDC has tested this season were "well-recognized" by antibodies targeted to the vaccine, which helps the body fight off the infection, the agencyreportedthis month. The testing is done using antibodiesfrom ferrets, which have similar influenza symptoms to humans...
The flu has arrived significantly earlier this year, causing more hospitalizations at this point in the season than in the past decade, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).The southeast and south-central areas of the country reported the...
CDC: 80,000 People Died From Flu Last Season More Alpamayo Photo|Getty Images 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 deadli...
While the number of flu patients has gone down, the CDC noted that this season's influenza activity was higher and more damaging than it was in the previous two seasons. In fact, there were 111 influenza-associated deaths among children....
CDC reports 16 million cases of flu this season There have also been about 190,000 hospitalizations and 8,300 deaths from flu across the country so far this season, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
Learn more from the CDC When is flu season? Flu season can be unpredictable and likes to keep us on our toes. It usually starts in early fall, around October, and continues into spring; however, it has lasted into May during some particularly stubborn years. The months of December throug...
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Antibody is generated two to four weeks after vaccination and the protection duration is six to eight months. Even if people have received the flu vaccination last year, the CDC suggests they take the injection before the arr...