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Gained 96. the s&p 500 lost 5. the nasdaq dropped 90. officials at the cdc say influenza hospitalizations are on the rise with at least two child deaths reported so far. according to the newest data, the most intense flu activity it is in the nations capitol, washington, d.c. states with high flu activity mexico, kansas, indiana, new jersey, tennessee, georgia and north dakota with that lets bring in fox news contributor dr. marc siegel. doc, thanks for joining us, lets start there. we have to r...

Continue to go down. theres a unique ability to forecast illness over the past seven years. were expecting as mask mandates come down, especially in schools, there will be an increased level of cold and flu activity. were expecting there will be a long tail to this illness season with cold and flu activity continuing. but were not expecting to see another surge in covid cases. >> shaq, talk to us about the super bowl. thats going to be a lot of people in one place screaming and shouting. >> repo...

I think its probably premature, but, you know, its a tough call. >> joining us now, shaquille brewster, following covid safety and protocols at the super bowl. and the founder and ceo of kinsa, a company that tries to stop the spread of disease by using data. there is so much confusion about wearing masks. what can you tell us? >> were seeing overall levels of covid are dropping rapidly but were not out of the woods yet. theyre at the same levels as last year in january of 2021. theres concern t...

Amid an aggressive surge in COVID-19 infections, Massachusetts is also grappling with the early months of what is shaping up to be an active season for the flu.

The CDC does not consider the influenza season to have started yet.

Nashville ranks #7 of the top designated market areas with flu activity this week, with a 40% increase in activity week-over-week.

Warning the new flu season could be starting. increased flu activity has been detected among young adults and college students. the cdc says vaccination rates against the flu are still low this year. anyone aged six months and older can receive a flu shot. the agency warns that if the flu and the coronavirus both spread, it could stress health care systems. the european cdc is calling for urgent public health measures to combat the dramatic covid surge. germany is among the worst hit countries...

Isa? >> thank you very much, derek. now, the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention is warning the new flu season could be starting. increased flu activity has been detected among young adults and college students. the cdc says vaccination rates against the flu are still low this year. anyone age six months and older can receive a flu shot, the agency warns that if the flu and the coronavirus both spread t could stress health care systems. now, chinese tennis player peng shuai may h...

Policy aide during the obama administration. she is one of our public health experts, nonresident fellow at brookings. so doctor, that is a depressing portrait. we are averaging a death toll of 1000 souls a day. can you tell us just what it is we are headed for this thanksgiving? >> yes brian. this is going to be an interesting intergenerational mis-c of people who are traveling at record numbers. and because cases are rising, particularly as you noted in the midwest and northeast. we are probab...

Walensky commented, this still really continues to be a pandemic of the unvaccinated. however, were going into a colder season. were also seeing a lot of flu activity, much higher than last year of course. and i think to your point what were hoping for is a decoupling of deaths and hospitalizations. so we see cases increasing but were really watching those hospitalization and death rates because we hope that those hold stable or decrease, which really indicates that vaccines are working at preve...