Page 5 - Flu Activity News Today

Flu activity continues to occur at a high rate, according to the weekly report for Jan. 27 from the Arkansas Department of Health.

First for the biden administration. there is alarming news tonight about the flu in america. the cd says the number of children who died from the flu nearly doubled last week. 40 kids have been killed so far this season. in tonights "health watch," cbss omar villafranca reports on the surge of cases in dallas. >> this is the first time i have known the flu to be horrible. >> reporter: mary stein enter 3-year-old son james have spent the last few nights in a dallas hospital. >> his cough got so s...

A local doctor is speaking out on the number of illnesses going around the area.

Flu activity is “very high” in Ohio right now.

Progress in vaccine roll-out last fall contrasts with waning public trust, largely due to challenges in accessing RSV vaccines. However, COVID-19-related hospitalizations have surged since November. By mid-December 2023, the CDC reported a nationwide increase in flu cases, despite vaccination falling short of 2022s total by 8 million.

Cases of three major respiratory viruses — the flu, COVID-19 and RSV — are surging in the U.S., pushing the country toward a feared “tripledemic” during its first post-pandemic respiratory viral season. Optimism was high this autumn as the U.S. headed into the viral season. The national arsenal against these viruses had vaccines against RSV…

Least one person is dead tonight following a crash involving a tour bus in upstate new york. the bus rolled on its side on a highway near the town of lake george. nearly a dozen people were injured. the cause of the crash now under investigation. classes were canceled and grief counselors brought in today in perry, iowa, the day after a sixth grader killed and seven other people were injured in a school shooting. the 11-year-old who was killed was identified today as ahmir joliff. the principal ...

Disease than covid. >> the cdc recommends everyone six months and older get an annual flu vaccine. but, as of december 9, only 42% of u.s. adults had received the seasons shot. >> its never too late to get the vaccinations and then practicing proper hand hygiene and rest restroom etiquette. >> to be effective doctors say its important to start these treatments shortly after symptoms begin. >> we, as adults, when we become infected, tend to put things off, a oh, i will see if i get better tomorro...

A 9-year-old girl from Clermont County has died after getting the flu, the Ohio Department of Health reported Friday.

South Carolina has more flu activity than all but one other state, CDC says. Here are the counties with the most flu.