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Doctors and nurses struggling to keep up with the number of patients. >> more crowded than usual, it seems like a lot of sickness going around. >> megyn: and even more serious situation down in texas, doctors are seeing a shortage of the vaccine as people who did not get vaccinated earlier are just now realizing how dangerous this flu strain is. >> what we are dealing with right now, there's not a vaccine shortage nationally, it's just a low inventory because you try to get as many people vaccinated before the holiday period. >> megyn: in illinois, we're hearing at least seven different hospit...

>> they looked down her throat, checked her ears and said she had the flu. told me what to do. >> reporter: she was discharged, and hours later she was dead. hospital administrators insist proper procedures were followed. doctors are telling everyone it's not too late to get a flu shot. but in some areas, include thing oklahoma drugstore, demand is up and supplies are running out. >> that's another reason for people to get their flu shots, to protect others and prevent those increasing mutations in the flu strain. >> reporter: as the flu virus hits the country earlier than usual and with a ven...

Has actually hit about five weeks earlier than it did last year. this flu strain is very similar to the type of strain that we have in 19-- in actually 2002, 2003, where 40,000 people died. it's very, very serious situation that we're dealing with right now and what doctors, are those individuals who haven't had their vaccine. >> megyn: good, i'm glad they fixed your microphone, doc. what about, two days ago on this program, dr. marc siegel and scolded me for not having a flu shot gave me one on the air. and he says that the peak of the flu season will probably be in three weeks, if you haven'...

Challenging conditions . environment environmentalist are worried about the fuel on board. conditions in the artic are worse than conditions encountered recently . there is no question this confirms it is time to stop the drilling in the artic. >> that is it a massive debate. it is bad and the company is hoping it is not facing the equivalent of the deep water horr otherwison in 2010. that is it a big concern. >> live from los angeles. thank you. a severe flu strain is spreading over the country according to the cvc.

Among their family . to give you ence is of how quickly it is spreading wide. here is it a graphic. in the gingof december 2.8 percent patients had ili. influenza-like illnesses and that jumped 5 and half percent by the end of december . at the peak of flu season last year. 2.2 percent of the patients were going to the doctor for influenza like illnesses. fair warning . coming up. thank you so much. we'll look closer and everything that you need to know about this particular flu strain. we can do that with dr. mark sequel. president obama is it flying back to washington from his hawaii vacatio...