Newly released data shows that the current US flu season has shattered recent records and crushed the number of toppings until the early 2000s, when swine flu plagued the country.
The number announced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday morning showed that nearly 50,000 people had been admitted to influenza hospitals and 10 children died of seasonal influenza in the fifth week of the year.
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The CDC estimates that this season, which began on October 1, has seen at least 24 million illnesses due to the flu, 310,000 hospitalizations and 13,000 deaths so far.
Almost 60 of the deceased were children.
The influenza vaccine was displayed at a pharmacy in New York on September 24th, 2024. (AP Photo/Mary Conlon, File)
Covid-19 and RSV cases appear to be falling nationwide, but influenza, which usually peaks in February, is forced to temporarily close in some states, according to the Associated Press. It's been done.
The Godley Independent School District, which serves 3,200 students in Texas, was closed for several days after nearly 700 students and staff a day was absent, the Associated Press reported.
School district spokesman Jeff Meadowl said it was the worst flu season he remembers.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention Headquarters in Atlanta. (Elijah Noovage/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
CDC data shows out of 50 states, 43 high-speed or extremely high-flu activity have been reported in the fifth week of 2025.
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According to the CDC map, most of the activities are Texas, New Mexico, Nebraska, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan, Ohio, South Carolina, New Hampshire, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York was detected in.
The CDC reported that 43 states had advanced or extremely high flu activity in the fifth week of 2025. (CDC)
Health officials recommend annual flu shots for people over six months, but only about 44% of adults got flu shots this winter, the AP reported.
Vaccinations for children have fallen from 50% to 45%.
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It is unclear how successful this year's influenza vaccine will be.
Fox News Digital recently reported that the CDC is closely monitoring the spikes report Human Metapnemovirus (HMPV) In China.
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The HMPV, discovered in 2001, was found in 2001, but is at pre-pandemic levels, showing the same level as the cold, according to the CDC.
