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The country is now at epidemic levels orks officials at the center for disease control and 47 states, take a look at this map. now reporting widespread flu activity. that's up from 41 last week. more than 3,700 people hospitalized for the flu since october. and sadly, 20 children have died. and the flu scare is now causing a run on vaccines with reports of shortages. joining me now, deputy director of the richmond, virginia, health department. thank you for your time. let's address the issues of possible shortage of vaccine. i have seen conflicting reports of enough for people to need to be va...

Reporting widespread through activity. >> very busy. i work at the richmond city health department and both in the health department and the hospitals we have seen significant increases in the number of patient who is are reporting with flu-like illness. >> were you surprised by this? many people believe we would not have a severe flu season and here we are and you start to see the reports of children, healthy children. there was a kid, 18-year-old, 19-year-old in texas who within days passed away as a result of the flu and we have seen small children here, as well. >> well, having just recent...

Limited money appropriately. so there's going to be a fight but maybe to some extent there should be some scrutiny also. >> ruth marcus, ryan grim, thank you. new numbers just came out moments ago from the cdc. they show the number of flu cases still elevated although they may be decreasing in some parts of the country. the report says 47 states are now reporting widespread flu activity. last week it was 41. we'll have much more on the flu still ahead this hour. how does this thing work? oh, i like it! [ garth ] sven's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! woo-hoo!!...

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People. yesterday, 18 deaths were reported in just one state, massachusetts. boston's mayor declared a public health emergency and according to the cdc 41 states are now reporting widespread flu activity and since october, more than 2,200 people hospitalized because of the flu. nbc's kevin tibbles in milwaukee with a look at how one hospital is coping. >> reporter: tamron, here at the st. fran rice hospital in milwaukee, like other hospitals in this city, they're practicing something they called diversion whereby there are so many flu patients flooding the emergency rooms, they're diverting am...