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COVID, influenza and RSV are hitting Florida all at once.

COVID, influenza and RSV are hitting Florida all at once.

The CDC is warning of "very high" or "high" rates of influenza activity in at least 25 states. But there are seven states officials are particularly concerned about:

About this flu season. the time is now. get the flu shot, if you havent done it, do it this weekend. you want to do it before november starts. w w why? well the flu activity is on the rise and happening about a month earlier than usual. elizabeth cohen joins me now. so we often hear you should get it by october. this year it is more important than ever. >> thats right. because this year the flu seems to be coming early. and after you get that shot, it takes about two weeks for antibodies to real...

Health experts say some the most at risk of contracting the virus are some of the most vulnerable populations.

Its flu or rsv, once the kids put on masks, we suspected that when the masks came off, this might happen so a lot of energy has been put in to preparing for this. i think, flu, frankly is the big unknown at this point. in the southern hemisphere they had a lot of flu activity which predicts activity in the northern hemisphere. i encourage everyone to get their flu shot. we may have been lacks about getting our flu shot the last couple years because there hasnt been a lot of flu around, but this ...

Is a powerful thing. ask your eczema specialist how dupixent can help heal your skin from within. tonight, the cdc warning the flu is here in the u.s. early increases in flu activity reported in most of the u.s. in fact, they noted that its the "a" strain which always potentially causes more severe illness. flu season typically starting in the south and spreading north. georgia, south carolina, tennessee, texas all reporting hugh levels of flu-like illness.

The american lung association, and the coalition for clean air support prop 30. naomi: im voting yes on 30. health officials are warning of an early increase in seasonal flu activity in parts of the country. >> cnns jacqueline howard has

All right. welcome back. the cdc reporting an early surge in flu cases. more than 1,000 patients were hospitalized by the virus this past week, although current flu activity is still low overall. cnns jacqueline howard has more on where we are seeing the increase. >> reporter: public health officials on the ground already are seeing flu hospitalizations, possible cases within schools, and theyre bracing for what could be a rough flu season ahead. and when you look at the numbers, it seems as if ...

Health experts say some the most at risk of contracting the virus are some of the most vulnerable populations.