Flu has killed 39 children this season, but virus activity continues to decline
4 years, 11 months ago

Flu has killed 39 children this season, but virus activity continues to decline

CNN  

CNN — Flu activity in the United States declined in the week ending January 11, according to new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Even though flu activity is coming down, “we’re still at pretty high levels right now,” said Lynnette Brammer, team lead of the CDC’s domestic influenza surveillance team. “This is something we’re going to watch pretty carefully.” Get CNN Health's weekly newsletter Sign up here to get The Results Are In with Dr. Sanjay Gupta every Tuesday from the CNN Health team. So far, 39 children in the United States have died from flu this season, 28 from the influenza B strain of the virus.

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America faces a storm of 4 deadly viruses amid holiday travel: Quadruple virus outbreaks spread across the US
5 days, 14 hours ago

America faces a storm of 4 deadly viruses amid holiday travel: Quadruple virus outbreaks spread across the US

Hindustan Times  

As millions return to work after the holiday season, the US is grappling with an alarming surge in respiratory illnesses and gastrointestinal infections - a phenomenon that experts are calling the “quad-demic.” A combination of flu - Covid-19, RSV and norovirus - has seen a significant uptick since Christmas, with these viruses continuing to spread across the country. Flu, RSV, …

Sick season is in full force. What the latest CDC figures show
6 days, 4 hours ago

Sick season is in full force. What the latest CDC figures show

Associated Press  

The holidays came with a side of flu for many Americans, with 40 states reporting high or very high levels of illness last week, according to the latest government health data. Pediatric hospitals have been busy since November with RSV, but “influenza has now joined the party,” said Dr. Jason Newland, an infectious diseases specialist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in …

US flu season is underway, as cases surge in some areas and vaccinations lag
2 weeks, 6 days ago

US flu season is underway, as cases surge in some areas and vaccinations lag

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The U.S. flu season is underway, with cases surging across much of the country, health officials said Friday. “Just this week is really that turning point where people are out because of the flu,” said Dr. Catherine O’Neal, an infectious diseases doctor at the largest private hospital in the state, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical …

US flu season is underway, as cases surge in some areas and vaccinations lag
3 weeks ago

US flu season is underway, as cases surge in some areas and vaccinations lag

India Today  

NEW YORK: The U.S. flu season is underway, with cases surging across much of the country, health officials said Friday. So yeah, we are certainly in flu season now,” said the CDC’s Alicia Budd. “Just this week is really that turning point where people are out because of the flu,” said Dr. Catherine O’Neal, an infectious diseases doctor at the …

Long flu season winds down in US
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Long flu season winds down in US

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The U.S. flu season appears to be over. Last week, for the third straight week, medical visits for flu-like illnesses dipped below the threshold for what’s counted as an active flu season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. Only New England is seeing the kind of patient traffic associated with an active flu season …

Flu hangs on in US, fading in some areas and intensifying in others
11 months ago

Flu hangs on in US, fading in some areas and intensifying in others

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data released Friday …

Flu hangs on in US, fading in some areas and intensifying in others
11 months ago

Flu hangs on in US, fading in some areas and intensifying in others

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The flu virus is hanging on in the U.S., intensifying in some areas of the country after weeks of an apparent national decline. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data released Friday showed a continued national drop in flu hospitalizations, but other indicators were up — including the number of states with high or very high levels …

Vigilance called for as peak flu season starts
1 year, 1 month ago

Vigilance called for as peak flu season starts

China Daily  

By WANG XIAOYU| China Daily| Updated :2023-11-15 Health commission stresses improved monitoring as respiratory illnesses spread China is seeing the circulation of multiple infectious respiratory illnesses this winter, with surging cases of mycoplasma pneumonia, rising cases of influenza flu, but a downward trend in COVID-19 cases in recent days, health authorities and experts said on Monday. Mi Feng, spokesman of …

L.A. County reports first flu death of season, renews call for residents to get vaccinated
1 year, 1 month ago

L.A. County reports first flu death of season, renews call for residents to get vaccinated

LA Times  

A vaccine is administered during a flu and COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Kaiser Permanente Pasadena on Oct. 12. Los Angeles County has confirmed its first flu death of the season, and with the bulk of the season still ahead, health officials are reminding residents to get vaccinated. Last year, Southern California was hit hard by an early onslaught of RSV, …

550 Americans are dying with Covid each day - but that's still three TIMES lower than last January
1 year, 11 months ago

550 Americans are dying with Covid each day - but that's still three TIMES lower than last January

Daily Mail  

More than 550 Americans are dying from Covid across the US as the virus makes a minor comeback after months of plateauing rates. Latest official data shows there were 558 fatalities every day in the week ending January 11 — up 44 percent in a week. Like cases figures, these are also trending downwards dropping by about 12 percent in …

Everyone Is Sick Right Now
2 years, 1 month ago

Everyone Is Sick Right Now

Wired  

If cold and flu season seems to be hitting your household harder this year, you’re not alone. “We’re at the mercy of time.” The problem goes beyond making everyone feel sluggish and icky. Now these viruses are roaring back, and hitting a burned-out health care system that’s spent three years treating Covid infections. “By doing that, you prevent all these …

US flu outbreak: 6MILLION Americans have been infected by flu and 3,000 have died
2 years, 1 month ago

US flu outbreak: 6MILLION Americans have been infected by flu and 3,000 have died

Daily Mail  

America's flu season has returned with a vengeance after years of restrictions More than six million Americans have been infected with flu and nearly 3,000 have died from the disease so far since October — in the worst outbreak in a decade. America's flu season began early this year, with seasonal viruses returning with a vengeance after lockdowns, face masks …

America runs out of FOUR child antibiotics and flu drugs as kids bear brunt of 'tripledemic'
2 years, 1 month ago

America runs out of FOUR child antibiotics and flu drugs as kids bear brunt of 'tripledemic'

Daily Mail  

America is running short on four key antibiotics and respiratory drugs for children, as seasonal bugs come back with a bang after being suppressed during lockdowns. The CDC reported a new high of 15,476 new RSV cases during the week that ended on November 5, with more than 17 per cent of PCR tests for the virus coming back positive …

‘Viral jambalaya': Early flu adding to woes for US hospitals
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Viral jambalaya': Early flu adding to woes for US hospitals

Associated Press  

As Americans head into the holiday season, a rapidly intensifying flu season is straining hospitals already overburdened with patients sick from other respiratory infections. In Atlanta, Dr. Mark Griffiths describes the mix as a “viral jambalaya.” He said the children’s hospitals in his area have at least 30% more patients than usual for this time of year, with many patients …

California child dies of flu and RSV as cases soar, hospitals threatened
2 years, 1 month ago

California child dies of flu and RSV as cases soar, hospitals threatened

LA Times  

A child receives a flu shot at a free clinic in Los Angeles in October 2020. Underscoring the worrisome conditions, California Department of Public Health officials on Monday reported the season’s first death of a child under 5 due to flu and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. In a recent communication, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health wrote …

US flu season off to a fast start as other viruses spread
2 years, 2 months ago

US flu season off to a fast start as other viruses spread

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The U.S. flu season is off to an unusually fast start, adding to an autumn mix of viruses that have been filling hospitals and doctor waiting rooms. Reports of flu are already high in 17 states, and the hospitalization rate hasn’t been this high this early since the 2009 swine flu pandemic, according to the Centers for …

US flu season off to a fast start as other viruses spread
2 years, 2 months ago

US flu season off to a fast start as other viruses spread

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The U.S. flu season is …

CDC director warns America is 'ripe' for a 'severe' flu outbreak this winter as cases quadruple
2 years, 2 months ago

CDC director warns America is 'ripe' for a 'severe' flu outbreak this winter as cases quadruple

Daily Mail  

And other respiratory illnesses are also spiking way before their typical seasons Almost half of a San Diego school were off on Wednesday with flu symptoms Cases have quadrupled since August in sign flu crisis will hit earlier than usual Americans should brace for a ‘severe’ flu outbreak this winter, one of the country's top doctors has warned. Experts are …

‘The pandemic is over,’ some declare. It again misses larger point of COVID-19, experts say
2 years, 3 months ago

‘The pandemic is over,’ some declare. It again misses larger point of COVID-19, experts say

LA Times  

As California enters fall with the coronavirus very much on the decline, some are once again declaring victory. “The pandemic is over.” It’s a pronouncement we’ve heard several times in the more than 2½ years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. “We are much better off now,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, Biden’s chief medical advisor for the pandemic, …

EXCLUSIVE: No Swine Flu In Tamil Nadu, All Cases Seasonal Flu, Health Minister Subramanian Says
2 years, 3 months ago

EXCLUSIVE: No Swine Flu In Tamil Nadu, All Cases Seasonal Flu, Health Minister Subramanian Says

ABP News  

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian on Thursday said overall 282 children are receiving treatment for AH1N1 or seasonal influenza and confirmed that there is no swine flu infection that caused 2009 swine flu pandemic in the state. Talking to ABP Live, Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian said: “There’s no swine flu cases in the state. Overall 282 …

Children up to four years old were just as likely to die from the flu as Covid at the end of 2021
2 years, 5 months ago

Children up to four years old were just as likely to die from the flu as Covid at the end of 2021

Daily Mail  

Children up to four years old were just as likely to die from flu or a stroke as COVID-19 during the final months of 2021 — the start of the Omicron wave, a DailyMail.com analysis of official statistics has revealed. Data showed that despite the surge in infections at the time, fatalities caused by Covid remained minimal among American children …

For now, wary US treads water with transformed COVID-19
2 years, 6 months ago

For now, wary US treads water with transformed COVID-19

Associated Press  

The fast-changing coronavirus has kicked off summer in the U.S. with lots of infections but relatively few deaths compared to its prior incarnations. “It’s going to be a good summer and we deserve this break,” said Ali Mokdad, a professor of health metrics sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle. “For the first time that I can remember, pretty …

Child dies with COVID as South Australia grapples with surge in influenza cases
2 years, 6 months ago

Child dies with COVID as South Australia grapples with surge in influenza cases

ABC  

A child under the age of three is one of six COVID-related deaths reported in SA on Thursday, as the state also grapples with a sharp surge in influenza cases. Key points: SA has recorded six deaths in COVID patients, including a child under the age of three Influenza cases in SA may return to pre-pandemic levels Two in five …

A mild U.S. flu season is waning, but is it really over?
2 years, 10 months ago

A mild U.S. flu season is waning, but is it really over?

LA Times  

This winter’s mild flu season has faded to a trickle of cases in much of the U.S., but health officials aren’t ready to call it over. Kids have driven flu’s spread in past years, so “it’s quite possible we could see continued increases,” Brammer said. It seems like the current flu season is “easing to the finish line,” said Dr. …

Flu is making a comeback in US after an unusual year off
3 years ago

Flu is making a comeback in US after an unusual year off

Associated Press  

The U.S. flu season has arrived on schedule after taking a year off, with flu hospitalizations rising and two child deaths reported. “This is setting itself up to be more of a normal flu season,” said Lynnette Brammer, who tracks flu-like illnesses for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It’s a sad reminder of how severe flu can …

Flu is making a comeback in the U.S. after an unusual year off
3 years ago

Flu is making a comeback in the U.S. after an unusual year off

LA Times  

Nurse Megan Chamberlain gives a flu shot to Anthony Devitt at a vaccine clinic in Brattleboro, Vt., on Oct. 26. “This is setting itself up to be more of a normal flu season,” said Lynnette Brammer, who tracks flu-like illnesses for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It’s a sad reminder of how severe flu can be.” During …

CDC predicts continued declines in Covid-19 hospitalizations and deaths over next 4 weeks
3 years, 2 months ago

CDC predicts continued declines in Covid-19 hospitalizations and deaths over next 4 weeks

CNN  

CNN — Covid-19 deaths and hospitalizations are expected to decline over the next four weeks, according to ensemble forecasts from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published Wednesday. The latest CDC forecast predicts 500 to 10,100 new confirmed Covid-19 hospitalizations likely to be reported by November 5 – a fifth straight week of projected declines. The number of …

US health experts urge flu shots to avoid ‘twindemic’
3 years, 3 months ago

US health experts urge flu shots to avoid ‘twindemic’

Associated Press  

The U.S. is gearing up in case of a bad flu season on top of the continuing COVID-19 crisis, with a plea Thursday for Americans to get vaccinated against both. “We are preparing for the return of the flu.” Flu cases dropped to historically low levels globally over the pandemic, as restrictions designed to slow the spread of the coronavirus …

675,722 and counting: US COVID-19 deaths surpass 1918 flu estimates
3 years, 3 months ago

675,722 and counting: US COVID-19 deaths surpass 1918 flu estimates

Firstpost  

The latest grim milestone comes as the country is experiencing a fourth wave driven by the highly contagious Delta variant Washington: Despite a century of medical advances, more Americans have now died from COVID-19 than the number who succumbed to the 1918 flu pandemic, according to new data. The latest grim milestone comes as the country is experiencing a fourth-wave …

Influenza and other seasonal virus cases fell from 4,800 per month in 2019 to just TWELVE last year
3 years, 6 months ago

Influenza and other seasonal virus cases fell from 4,800 per month in 2019 to just TWELVE last year

Daily Mail  

Cases of the flu and other seasonal viruses fell by more than 99 percent last year, a new study suggests. The findings match what many scientists have previously said, that the regular flu season did not happen in America last year because regular masking and social distancing prevented the respiratory illness from spreading. Flu cases dropped from 4,800 each month …

A year after the pandemic was declared, US Covid-19 numbers are way too high to relax just yet, CDC director warns
3 years, 9 months ago

A year after the pandemic was declared, US Covid-19 numbers are way too high to relax just yet, CDC director warns

CNN  

CNN — Exactly one year after the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus a pandemic and about three months since the first Americans outside of clinical trials got shots, one in 10 people in the US are fully vaccinated against Covid-19. “I think what’s going to happen is you’re going to see that as we enter the summer months, …

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, flu has disappeared in the US
3 years, 10 months ago

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, flu has disappeared in the US

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — February is usually the peak of flu season, with doctors’ offices and hospitals packed with suffering patients. Scientists don’t fully understand the mechanism behind that, but it would be consistent with patterns seen when certain flu strains predominate over others, said Dr. Arnold Monto, a flu expert at the University of Michigan. Nationally, “this is the lowest …

A welcome casualty, for once, of the COVID-19 pandemic: flu
3 years, 10 months ago

A welcome casualty, for once, of the COVID-19 pandemic: flu

LA Times  

February is usually the peak of flu season, with doctors’ offices and hospitals packed with suffering patients. Scientists don’t fully understand the mechanism behind that, but it would be consistent with patterns seen when certain flu strains predominate over others, said Dr. Arnold Monto, a flu expert at the University of Michigan. Nationally, “this is the lowest flu season we’ve …

More Americans are surviving covid-19, but that could change as rates rise
4 years, 1 month ago

More Americans are surviving covid-19, but that could change as rates rise

Live Mint  

The death rate from Covid-19 is falling in the U.S., according to infectious-disease experts and biostatisticians, a signal of advancements in treatment of the disease. Death rates are also improving as infections shift toward younger people, who are at less risk of severe Covid-19 than older people, public-health experts say. Since the beginning of the pandemic, health authorities have tracked …

As U.S. Reaches 250,000 Deaths From COVID-19, A Long Winter Is Coming
4 years, 1 month ago

As U.S. Reaches 250,000 Deaths From COVID-19, A Long Winter Is Coming

NPR  

Reaches 250,000 Deaths From COVID-19, A Long Winter Is Coming Enlarge this image toggle caption Jeff Chiu/AP Jeff Chiu/AP The United States has surpassed yet another devastating milestone in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic: 250,000 Americans have now died from the disease. "Every day that we learn about it, I think we're treating it more effectively," says Ryan Taube, an emergency …

Coronavirus killing three times more people than flu and pneumonia combined
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus killing three times more people than flu and pneumonia combined

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It looked at mortality rates for the three conditions and found there were 48,168 deaths …

US Faces a Smoldering Covid-19 Pandemic Nationwide as Flu Season Starts
4 years, 3 months ago

US Faces a Smoldering Covid-19 Pandemic Nationwide as Flu Season Starts

News 18  

As the United States approaches the miserable mark of 200,000 deaths from the coronavirus, the pandemic is no longer focused on one or two epicenters. Although new cases are down about 50% from the peak in July, the United States is still reporting on average nearly 40,000 new infections a day – the highest number in the developed world. Top …

Twindemic? Besieged by Covid, US to face 'worst' autumn as flu season begins
4 years, 3 months ago

Twindemic? Besieged by Covid, US to face 'worst' autumn as flu season begins

India Today  

As the United States approaches the miserable mark of 200,000 deaths from the coronavirus, the pandemic is no longer focused on one or two epicentres. Although new cases are down about 50% from the peak in July, the United States is still reporting on average nearly 40,000 new infections a day - the highest number in the developed world. Top …

Marked decline in swine flu cases this year
4 years, 4 months ago

Marked decline in swine flu cases this year

The Hindu  

This year, India has officially recorded 2,721 cases and 44 confirmed deaths from swine flu so far, a marked decline from last year when 28,798 cases were reported. Possible winter ‘spike’ Officials say the relatively low number of cases this year didn’t mean that there would be fewer cases this year. He said the use of masks and social distancing …

US COVID-19 death toll projected to hit almost 300,000 by December: researchers
4 years, 5 months ago

US COVID-19 death toll projected to hit almost 300,000 by December: researchers

Salon  

An influential novel coronavirus pandemic model now projects that deaths from the disease in the United States could hit almost 300,000 by the start of December. NPR reports that researchers at the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation say that the United States is headed toward a grim fall in which COVID-19 deaths will nearly double from …

FACT CHECK: Trump Says 50,000 Could Die From Flu.
4 years, 9 months ago

FACT CHECK: Trump Says 50,000 Could Die From Flu.

NPR  

FACT CHECK: Trump Says 50,000 Could Die From Flu. Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Alex Brandon/AP President Trump has drawn repeated comparisons between the novel coronavirus outbreak and the flu season. There have been at least 23,000 deaths from flu during the 2019-2020 season, according to estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Flu hospitalizations are …

Flu deaths: A record-breaking 105 US children have died from flu so far this season
4 years, 10 months ago

Flu deaths: A record-breaking 105 US children have died from flu so far this season

CNN  

CNN — So far this season,105 children have died from the flu, according to data released Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It has been an “unusual” flu season with a higher proportion of children and young adults affected than the older population, according to Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease specialist at Vanderbilt University Medical …

Flu shot: This season’s offers ‘substantial protection’ in a season tough on children
4 years, 10 months ago

Flu shot: This season’s offers ‘substantial protection’ in a season tough on children

CNN  

CNN — The flu season is still in full swing and it’s likely to continue for several more weeks, and if you haven’t gotten a flu shot yet, you should, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The vaccine doesn’t offer perfect protection – it never does – but a new CDC report says it has significantly …

The flu is widespread across the US
4 years, 11 months ago

The flu is widespread across the US

CNN  

CNN — While much of the world’s attention has been focused on the Wuhan coronavirus, there’s another virus that has been keeping doctors offices around the country incredibly busy this time of year. Flu activity continued to increase and remained high in the United States in the week ending February 1, according to new data from the US Centers for …

For Americans, flu remains a bigger threat than coronavirus
4 years, 11 months ago

For Americans, flu remains a bigger threat than coronavirus

LA Times  

Some commuters inside Union Station in downtown Los Angeles have opted to wear protective masks. But unlike the coronavirus, which so far hasn’t led to any deaths in the U.S., influenza has killed approximately 10,000 Americans since October, according to federal data released Friday. This week, the World Health Organization deemed the coronavirus a “global health emergency,” and U.S. officials …

Amid Coronavirus Scare, U.S. Counts Thousands Of Flu Deaths
4 years, 11 months ago

Amid Coronavirus Scare, U.S. Counts Thousands Of Flu Deaths

NPR  

Amid Coronavirus Scare, U.S. Counts Thousands Of Flu Deaths The CDC estimates at least 8,000 U.S. deaths from the flu so far this season. NPR's Allison Aubrey reports on the steps you can take to prevent the flu, which resemble those you'd use against coronavirus. Not only can this habit help fend off the flu, it may also be among …

The flu season is hitting young people particularly hard. And it’s not over
4 years, 11 months ago

The flu season is hitting young people particularly hard. And it’s not over

LA Times  

Phlebotomist Stephanie Nuyda works on her patient, Gerald Morris, in the ER at Torrance Memorial Hospital in Torrance on Friday. The emergence of an unlikely strain of influenza has sickened and killed an unusually high number of young people in California this flu season, according to doctors and public health experts. Most people hospitalized with the flu in Los Angeles …

Flu activity fell last week, but it’s too early to say the worst is over
5 years ago

Flu activity fell last week, but it’s too early to say the worst is over

CNN  

CNN — Flu activity in the United States went down last week, but that doesn’t mean the season has peaked and the worst is behind us, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday. “We’ve seen dips that go down and then go back up again, and we’ve seen dips that go down and continue to go down.” …

Northeast struck by flu as virus sets tragic record for children around the country
5 years ago

Northeast struck by flu as virus sets tragic record for children around the country

CNN  

CNN — As flu reaches high levels in New York and other parts of the Northeast, this season has set a tragic record for children. “This is usually what we see in February or March, not late December or early January,” said Dr. Jennifer Lighter, a pediatric infectious diseases physician at NYU Langone’s Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital. “It’s been a bad …

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