Doctors Urge Flu Shots, as New Strain Raises Concerns for Younger People
Doctors say the updated flu vaccine can still help as positive tests reach a 10-year high for this time of year, CDC data shows.
- Doctors are urging flu vaccinations as a new mutation of the H1N1 virus, G155E, spreads across the United States amid rising cases.
- Positive flu tests recently climbed to a 10-year high of 5%, with H1N1 identified as the primary strain driving widespread illness.
- Rates on the West Coast hit 10.7%, compared with 0.5% in 2025, while current vaccines target H1N1, H3N2, and one influenza B virus.
- Approximately 32 million people in the United States contracted the flu in 2025, resulting in 390,000 hospitalizations and 24,000 deaths.
- The American Medical Association recommends shots for everyone 6 months and older, though adult vaccination rates fell over 20% from nearly 75 million in 2019-20.
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Doctors urge flu shots, as new strain raises concerns for younger people
Doctors are urging young people to get a flu shot, warning that an early rise in a new influenza strain poses an elevated risk for younger groups, including infants as young as 6 months.
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