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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 nation's capitol, washington, d.c. states with high flu activity mexico, kansas, indiana, new jersey, tennessee, georgia and north dakota with that let's bring in fox news contributor dr. marc siegel. doc, thanks for joining us, let's start there. we have to remember as we battle covid that there is flu out there. and influenza can be a very serious thing...

Continue to go down. there's a unique ability to forecast illness over the past seven years. we're expecting as mask mandates come down, especially in schools, there will be an increased level of cold and flu activity. we're expecting there will be a long tail to this illness season with cold and flu activity continuing. but we're not expecting to see another surge in covid cases. >> shaq, talk to us about the super bowl. that's going to be a lot of people in one place screaming and shouting. >> reporter: that's right. 70,000 people in the stadium behind me. your guys were just talking about m...

I think it's probably premature, but, you know, it's 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? >> we're seeing overall levels of covid are dropping rapidly but we're not out of the woods yet. they're at the same levels as last year in january of 2021. there's concern there will be potential surges in cold and flu activity around covid versus flu. but we're seei...

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.