Cases of seasonal flu in the United States -in abruptly increase to the highest level in at least 15 years: CDC
Newly renovated data displays a current American flu season They break recent records, top numbers dating from the early 2000s, when the pork flu has tortured the earth.
The numbers that posted Centers for the control of the disease The prevention (CDC) also showed that nearly 50,000 people were admitted to hospitals with a flu, and 10 children died of seasonal flu during the fifth week of the year.
Flu vaccine shown at the New York pharmacy on September 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Mary Conlon, file)
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CDC estimates that there have been at least 24 million diseases so far, 310,000 hospitalizations and 13,000 deaths from the flu this season, which began on October 1. Almost 60 deaths were children.
Although cases of Coid-19 and RSV fall at the national level, the flu, which is usually done in February, forced schools to temporarily close in some countries, according to Associate Press.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta (Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The District of the Independent School District of Godley, who serves 3,200 students in Texas, was closed several days last week after almost 700 students and staff were absent for one day, AP reported. School district A spokesman Jeff Meador said it was the worst flu season he remembers.
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Of the 50 countries, 43 reported a high or very high flu activity in the fifth week of 2025, according to CDC.
Detected is the most activity in TexasNew Mexico, Nebraska, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, South Carolina, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and New York City, according to a CDC map.
CDC reported that 43 countries had high or very high flu activity in the fifth week of 2025. (CDC)
While health officers recommend an annual flu shot to those over 6 months of age, only about 44% of adults have received the flu shot this winter, AP reported.
Children’s vaccinations fell from 50% to 45%.
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It is unclear how successful this year’s flu vaccine will be.
Fox News Digital recently reported that the CDC carefully monitors the reports of the spike in Human metapneumirus (HMPV) In China.
HMPV, which was discovered in 2001, remains at the level before the pandemic and represents the same as the cold, according to the CDC.
