US EditionFlu Cases Are Rising. Here’s What’s Driving the Surge and How to Protect Yourself
At least 49,000 hospitalizations have occurred, with experts warning mutations in the flu strain may reduce vaccine effectiveness amid rising holiday travel risks.
- On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported at least 4.6 million flu cases, 49,000 hospitalizations and 1,900 deaths in the United States this season.
- Genetic surveillance shows nearly 90% of H3N2 viruses belong to subclade K , which differs genetically from this year’s flu vaccine and may evade some immunity.
- Hospitals say Dr. Ari Cohen reports at least 1,900 deaths, including three children, with two pediatric deaths in the past week, and Massachusetts saw 1.9 percent of ER visits hospitalized as of Dec. 13.
- Health officials recommend people 6 months and older get the flu vaccine, use four FDA-approved antiviral drugs within 1–2 days of symptoms, and clinicians advise staying home until fever-free for 24 hours.
- At public-health laboratories, the DC Public Health Laboratory logs swabs from doctors' offices and hospitals and sends results to the CDC while officials warn holiday travelers could drive further spikes.
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Flu cases are rising. Here’s what’s driving the surge and how to protect yourself
Health officials are increasingly concerned about surging flu cases nationwide.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates there have been 4.6 million flu cases this season, along with 49,000 hospitalizations and 1,900 deaths. Two of those deaths were pediatric patients being treated last week.For the week leading into Christmas, the CDC reported increases in doctor visits, hospitalizations, positive test results and deaths compared…
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CDC reports 4.6 million cases of the flu
(CBS, KYMA) - Seasonal flu activity is picking up across the country just in time for the holidays. The CDC estimates there have been 4.6 million flu cases across the U.S. since the season began, and 1,900 patients have died. Influenza A is the most frequently reported flu virus so far this season, and doctors say a particular variant is causing a highly contagious illness with intense symptoms that come on rapidly. Doctors say it's too early in…
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Doctors warn of surging flu cases as 1,900 Americans have died, including children
Doctors are warning about surging cases of the flu as at least 1,900 people have died from the virus nationwide this season, including three children.
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