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...
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 ...
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 ...
That has drivenoverall levelsofrespiratory illnessto "very high" levels for the first time this season, despite a smaller and now-decreasing wave of COVID-19 in recent months. Other influenza metrics are also far above recent peaks nationwide, includingin emergency roomsand from testing laboratories...
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The first flu-related pediatric death of the season was reported in the week ending Oct. 22, according to the CDC.The CDC recommends that everyone ages 6 months and older get a flu vaccine annually."Vaccination helps prevent infection and can also prevent serious outcomes in people who get ...
It's critical to get COVID and flu vaccinations as we head into the fall and winter months, an infectious disease expert said. Sep 13, 2024 CDC finds flu shots 42% effective this season, better than some recent years The latest data comes as the FDA is weighing a major revision to the...
·CDC recommends getting a flu vaccine by the end of October despite flu seasons varying in their timing from season to season. This timing helps protect a pregnant woman before flu activity begins to increase. 尽管流感高发的季节每年会有所变化,CDC建议在10月底接种流感疫苗,这一时间点的接种可以让...
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...
Here’s what you need to know about the flu, what’s new this season, advice from health experts, if you can have COVID and the flu at the same time.