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Urgent CDC Data on Influenza and Bird Flu Go Missing as Outbreaks Escalate
Delays in CDC analyses of infectious disease threats and agency silence will harm Americans, doctors and public health experts warn
Deadly flu season: CDC reports more deaths from flu than COVID in recent weekly data
Weekly numbers show that 2% of U.S. deaths for week 5 were due to the flu. COVID was responsible for 1.5% of deaths in the nation, the numbers show.
Flu activity reaches a new peak, latest CDC data shows
The CDC has classified this flu season as one of high severity across all age groups, the first such classification since 2017-2018. Flu activity continues to hit new peaks, spreading across the country,
Flu season surges in Virginia: CDC reports high activity levels
Flu season is in full swing, and Virginia is experiencing a significant rise in flu cases, now categorized in the highest tier for flu activity by the CDC. Nationwide, flu has resulted in at least 24 million illnesses,
Delayed CDC report shows increased evidence of bird flu spread to people
The report is the latest evidence that the outbreak in dairy herds is spreading undetected in cows, and the spillover into people at highest risk of exposure is going unnoticed.
Flu deaths may have surpassed COVID deaths nationwide for first time since start of pandemic, early CDC data suggests
Partial CDC data suggest that influenza deaths may have already reached as high as 2% of deaths for the week ending on Feb. 1, also surpassing COVID-19 mortality nationwide which was holding at around 1.5%. More complete data is expected to be published Friday.
Urgent CDC data and analyses on influenza and bird flu go missing as outbreaks escalate
Sonya Stokes, an emergency room physician in the San Francisco Bay Area, braces herself for a daily deluge of patients sick with coughs, soreness, fevers, vomiting, and other flu-like symptoms.
Doctors' visits for flu continuing to reach record levels: CDC
The rate of Americans visiting doctors’ offices for flu-like illness is continuing to reach record levels, new CDC data ...
Egg farmers are facing the 'worst bird flu outbreak' in 'history,' industry leader fears
One of America's top egg "brokers" is worried that the supply crisis caused by bird flu outbreaks could be the "worst" that ...
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Flu Season Is Really Bad This Year. Here Are 3 Ways To Protect Yourself
Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Flu season is in full force in the United States. At least 310,000 flu-related hospitalizations ...
Have the flu or know someone with it? Flu cases surge to highest levels in 15 years, CDC says
Influenza levels in the US are the highest they've been in 15 years amid winter weather and a second wave of the virus.
Bird flu case with "flu-like symptoms" reported in Colorado, 1 person hospitalized
The patient was experiencing "flu-like symptoms" and had "health conditions that can make people more vulnerable to illness," ...
Expert: Vaccinations, Information Key to Combating Intense Flu Season
Advice from the head of the Infectious Diseases Society of America: Get a shot and don't censor government data.
This Is One of the Worst Flu Seasons in Decades
Low vaccination rates may also be contributing to this year’s sick season. As of late January, U.S. vaccine uptake was well ...
New bird flu strain detected in Nevada dairy worker, CDC says
A new strain of bird flu has infected a dairy worker in Nevada, marking the first cow-spread case, the CDC has reported.