The Flu Vaccine is displayed at a Pharmacy in New York, on Tuesday, sept. 24, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Mary Conlon, File
The US Winter Virus Season is In Full Force, and by One Measure is the Most Intense In 15 Years.
One Indicator of Flu Activity is the percentage of Doctor’s Office Visits Driven by Flu-Like Sympton. Last Week, that number was Clearly Higher Than the Peak of Any Winter Flu Season Since 2009-2010, According to date Posted Friday by the centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
OF COURSE, other viral infections can be mystaken for flu. But covid-19 appears to be on the decline, according to hospital date and to cdc modeling projections. AVAILABLE DATA Also Suggesss Another Respiratory Illness, RSV, has Been Fading Nationally.
The Flu Has Forced Schools to Shut Down in Some States. The Godley Independent School District, 3,200-Student System Near Fort Worth, Texas, Last Week Closed for Three Days After 650 Students and 60 Staff Were Out Tuesday.
Jeff Meador, the District Spokeman, Said the Vast Majority of Illnesses There has be Been Flu, plus Some Strep Throat. He Called it the Worst Flu Season He Could Remember.
So Far This Season, The CDC Estimates, There Been at Least 24 Million Flu Illnesses, 310,000 Hospitalizations and 13,000 Deaths – Inncluding at Least 57 Children. TRADITIONALLY, Flu Season Peaks Around February.
OVERALL, 43 STATES REPORTED HIGH OR VEY HIGH FLU ACTIVITY LAST WEEK. Flu Was Most Intense in the South, Southwest and Western States.
In Rochester, New York, The Flu Season Has Been Intense But Not necessarary Worso Than at the Peak of Other, Said Dr. Elizabeth Murray, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Doctor at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
She said there’s a lot of flu, but there’s also Still a lot of rsv and a surpring number of babies with covid-19.
“All of the Respiratory Illnesses Are Around, with a Vengeance,” Murray Added.
The CDC Declined to Let An Associated Press Reporter Speak to an Agency Flu Expert About Recent Trends. The Trump Administration Ordred to TEMPORY “PAUSE” on Health Agency Communications and has continued to refuse interviews that we were routinely granted in the Past.
US Health Officials Recommends That Everyone 6 Months and Older Get Annual Flu Vaccination.
About 44% of Adults Got Flu Shots This Winter, The Same as Last Winter. But Coverag of Children is Way Downat About 45% this Winter. IT’S Usually Around 50%, According to CDC Data.
About 23% of us adults were up to date in their covid-19 Vaccinations As of late january, up from about 20% at the same point in time the Year Before. COVID-19 VACCINATION RATES FOR KIDS WERE ABOUT THE SAME, AT AROUND 12%.
The Government has not Yet Reported its Estimates of How Well this Season’s Flu Vaccine is Working.
Testing Results from Patients Indicates that Two Strains of Seasonal Flu That Are Causing Most Illnesses – Type A H1N1 and A Type A H3N2. Health Officials Are Closely Watching a Third Strain – Bird Flu Known As Type A H5N1 – That hass Sicked Tens of Millions of Animals, But is Known To Have Infected Only 67 People in the US
To Avoid Seasonal Viruses, Doctors Say You Should Avoid Touching Your Eyes, Nose and Mouth Because Germs Can Spread that Way. You Should Also Wash Your Hands with Soap and Water, Clean Frequently Touched Surfaces and Avoid Close Contact with People Who are Sick.
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