The flu shot is different this year, thanks to COVID - NPR
Oct 17, 2024 · The flu shot is different this year, thanks to COVID. People getting the flu shot this year will be vaccinated against three commonly circulating strains instead of four, after one went extinct...
Flu continues to spread at high levels, as doctors warn ... - NBC News
Jan 12, 2024 · Dehydration, shortness of breath, high fevers and extreme body aches are sending people to the hospital in the most severe flu cases, doctors say.
Flu continues to spread across the U.S., infecting millions ... - NBC News
The floodgates have opened on the flu, with millions of people across the U.S. reporting the illness and nearly 3,000 deaths from influenza since the beginning of October, according to the latest...
Flu and RSV are rising in the U.S. as Covid peaks in some areas - NBC News
Oct 13, 2023 · There are signs that flu is beginning to spread across the U.S., the CDC warned Friday. Some fear a “tripledemic” of Covid, flu and RSV could occur this winter.
Flu News & Spotlights | CDC
Flu News & Spotlights. There are ongoing outbreaks of H5N1 bird flu in US wild birds and poultry. The latest information is available on the Avian Flu News & Spotlights page. This page highlights new and noteworthy influenza-related developments and feature stories by influenza season.
CDC finds flu shots 42% effective this season, better than ... - CBS News
Feb 29, 2024 · This season's influenza vaccines have been 42% effective so far, according to a new interim estimate from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, amounting to protection against the virus...
FluView | FluView | CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Current Week: U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report. A weekly influenza surveillance report prepared by the Influenza Division. All data are preliminary...
Influenza (Flu) | Influenza (Flu) | CDC - Centers for Disease …
Influenza (flu) is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that infect the nose, throat, and lungs. Learn about flu, including symptoms, prevention methods, and treatment options.
What is 'flurona' and why a Mayo Clinic expert says flu cases are ...
Jan 12, 2022 · With the COVID-19 omicron variant also spreading, Dr. Stephen McMullan, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, explains what a coinfection of the flu and COVID-19 dubbed "flurona" means. Watch: Dr. Stephen McMullan explains what a flu-COVID-19 coinfection is and why flu cases are rising.
Science Adviser: The flu may be back, but it’ll never be the same
1 day ago · The flu may be back, but it’ll never be the same. When COVID-19 went global, people around the world started practicing what scientists call “nonpharmaceutical interventions”—hand washing, masking, and otherwise changing behavior to reduce the spread of disease. It wasn’t long before epidemiologists began to notice that these changes ...