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Same-sex marriage. later this week the justices will decide if they want to weigh in on the matters. the latest from the centers for disease control and prevention says this season's flu bug has not reached its peak and is widespread in 43 states. officials say it is particularly nasty this strain of flu and this year's vaccine is not as effective. 21 children have now died from influenza. i was talking to a pediatrician yesterday. he said still get a flu shot. it commituld mitigate the effects. 21 minutes past the hour. serena williams struggling in a match in australia when she had to or...

Swab. i just treated them because it's so prevalent, so we're definitely seeing a lot. >> reporter: the cdc is set to release its latest figures on how widespread the flu bug has become this coming monday. in the meantime officials still recommend getting a flu shot even though it may not completely prevent against it it may lessen the severity if you get sick. george howell, cnn, chicago. a quick break and more news right after this. ♪ when you don't get enough sleep... and your body aches... you're not yourself. tylenol ® pm relieves pain and helps you fall fast asleep and stay asleep. ...

Disease control showing the flu has reached an epidemic level in the united states. one of the strains making people sick this season has mutated, causing this year's vaccination to be less than optimal for protection. >> the most common virus we're seeing causing disease is this h3n2 virus. when we've seen h3n2, it's widespread. >> reporter: it's being felt widespread. reaching peak levels. >> i was on a ship the other day, i saw about 35 patients. i saw ten positive flu. there were a couple i didn't even swab. i just treated them because it's so prevalent. so we're definitely seeing a lot. >...

We're seeing causing virus is this h3n2 virus. when we've seen h3n2 in previous seasons we've seen relatively severe seasons. it's possible we could have a severe season again this year. >> reporter: it's being widespread in 32 states approaching peak levels that we saw two years ago. doctors are seeing more patients. >> i was on a ship the other day. i saw about 35 patients. i saw ten positive flu swabs. and there was a couple i didn't even swab. i just treated them because it's so prevalent. we're definitely seeing a lot- >> reporter: the cdc is set to release its latest figures on how wides...

Respond privately. >> okay. >> if they don't put their name and most of them are anonymous and you say, you know what? i'm so sorry you had a bad experience. we had that flu bug. we had three of our staff was off that day. could you guys come in and let us treat you to a meal, and make this right. what you want to do is not go public with it, and really just by responding to them so many people are so excited. well, somebody's listening to me. >> that's what i found. people just want to be heard. >> and a lot of times they'll come in and they'll go, you know, i had a really good meal. they had...