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CDC: Bad flu season has peaked in the United States

The worst flu season in the United States in over a decade has reportedly peaked, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.
As of February 22, there were over 6 flu hospitalizations for every 100,000 people, down from higher numbers earlier this season.
The CDC estimates there have been at least 37 million illnesses, 480,000 hospitalizations, and 21,000 deaths from flu this season.
Vaccination rates this season were only about 45%, which is well below the federal target of 70%, according to CDC data.

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Chicago Tribune

Health researchers: Flu cases are unnecessarily on the rise. Policy failures are to blame.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been 33 million to 56 million cases of the flu between Oct. 1, 2024, and Feb. 15, 2025, rates that we have not seen since 2009. This coincides with historically low vaccination rates, with only 45% of people in the U.S. receiving the flu vaccine so far this year, down 6% from pre-pandemic levels, along with a growing distrust of public health institutions. A recent poll show…

4 hours ago·Chicago, United States

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KSBY

Officials say the recent flu shot may be a poor match for this year's flu strain

Recent Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data reports that the most recent flu shot may be a poor match for this year's flu strain. If you received the influenza vaccine at the start of the season but still got sick, you're not alone.We got the flu, Taylor Adams, an Arroyo Grande resident, said.Adams got the flu shot this year to protect herself from the virus, but it wasn't enough to keep her from catching a bug.We still got sick,…

20 hours ago

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UPI

CDC: Bad flu season has peaked in the United States

One of the worst flu seasons in years has reached its peak and is improving, officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday.

2 days ago·Washington, United States

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Winston-Salem Journal

311 North Carolinians have died of flu so far this season

The overall number of respiratory virus cases in hospital emergency departments dropped for the second consecutive week — a potential sign the flu season has peaked.

3 days ago

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CNN

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US flu season may have reached its peak, CDC says

The worst flu season the United States has had in more than a decade may have reached its peak, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

3 days ago·Atlanta, United States

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wprost

Flu on the rise! Experts warn: This is the worst season in years

According to data from the National Infectious Disease Control Program, 2 million cases of influenza have been recorded since the beginning of the fall-winter season. About a thousand people have died from it.

5 hours ago

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