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Disease. but this is not now being confronted with a brand new virus. this is a virus we know about and that we've had experience about, and that is contained in our vaccine this year. >> so looking at this data with our expert eye, ten states reporting widespread flu activity, how would you describe the start of the flu season? not particularly bad? >> this what is we would really call a typical flu season. you start to see these spikes in the winter and we have just turned over into the winter now, it's the end of december. it usually peaks in january or february. so if you look at the numbe...

Despite the findings the cdc is still recommending that everyone over 6 months gets the flu shot. most of the country is reporting widespread flu activity. the southeast texas and the midwest are the exception. this is the peak time for flu season. 135 that's the number of medical tests treatments and other procedures doctors say you should now avoid or at least seriously question. for instance, the american academy of pediatrics says physicians should think twice about doing ct scans on kids with minor head injuries or abdominal pain. the group says they don't usually increase diagnosis and r...

That right? >> that is right. that is because a typical flu season lasts around 12 weeks. we are around the half way mark. flu activity is showing signs it's beginning to decline this season. however, experts say flu related hospitalizations may continue to increase over the next week we are sighing high hospital rate. for laboratory proven flu it's 82 per 100,000 people 65 years of age and older. gok tore says many can be avoided if patients coming down with symptoms call their doctor early and get treated with antiviral drugs. very important, especially if you are elderly or in one of these ...

During the previous reporting period. generally, flu activity continues to decrease here in the south but it is increasing elsewhere in the country especially out west. the latest numbers suggest this is going to turn out to be a bad flu season, particularly for the elderly. in fact, during the latest reporting period, which ended january 12th, hospitalization, hospitalization rates were up considerably for people 65 years of age and older. martha? martha: so what about the vaccine supply, what do we know about that? >> reporter: well you mentioned there was some spotty outages. if the first p...

People usually put off doctor visits during the holidays except in extreme emergencies. cdc officials say they need a couple more weeks before they can say for sure whether flu activity is actually decreasing in these parts of the country. shep. >> shepard: vaccine supply plentiful, right? >> it is plentiful but so -- there is so much demand for the vaccine now that the cdc is receiving reports of spotty shortages. so, if the first place you check is out of vaccine don't be surprised but don't give up. listen. >> a lot of doctors that ordered vaccines or a lot of the clinics that ordered vacci...