Has flu peaked in your state yet? CDC reports declining cases
NBC News • • health
Key Points:
- Flu cases in the U.S. have declined by over 18% recently, with hospitalizations dropping nearly 55%, but pediatric flu deaths rose by 15 in one week, totaling 32 so far this season.
- The CDC estimates 18 million flu cases this season, including 230,000 hospitalizations and 9,300 deaths, with experts cautioning that the worst may not be over due to potential regional differences and past patterns of a second peak.
- A highly mutated influenza A strain (H3N2 subclade K) is driving the severe flu season, but recent research indicates the current flu vaccine remains effective, especially in preventing hospitalizations.
- Multiple respiratory illnesses, including flu, norovirus,
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