US winter flu deaths outpace COVID for first time in five years
Seasonal influenza has reached its highest levels in over 15 years and has now surpassed COVID-19 deaths for the past two months.
Everyone's sick this winter. What’s up with flu, norovirus, RSV and COVID?
Experts say this is the worst flu season in the U.S. in more than a decade and cases are still trending up. Flu infections have reached the highest level since the winter of 2010 and 2011 when the swine flu swept across the nation, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows.
Parents Warned Over 'Quad-demic' of COVID, Flu, Norovirus and RSV
The U.S. has seen earlier and more intense surges of the flu and RSV this year than is typical, pediatrician Dr. Ryan Fulton notes.
Flu, RSV, COVID-19 risks range from 'very high' to 'moderate' in NC: What to know
While levels of one respiratory virus have reduced significantly in NC since January, the risk of contracting a respiratory virus remains very real.
Is it a Cold? The Flu? COVID? RSV? When to see a doctor when the crud hits home
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after she was involved in a crash that claimed the life another driver. The crash happened Sunday evening near the intersection of Magnolia Avenue and West Broadway in Anaheim, according to the Anaheim Police Department. Around 10 p.m., first responders arrived on the […]
Seasonal flu is now deadlier than even Covid-19 in the US for the first time in five years. Here's why
Influenza has surpassed Covid-19 as the deadlier virus in the US this winter, with the CDC reporting over 16,000 flu-related ...
Flu deaths may have surpassed COVID deaths nationwide for first time since start of pandemic, early CDC data suggests
Partial CDC data suggest that influenza deaths may have already reached as high as 2% of deaths for the week ending on Feb. 1 ...
First Alert Safety Check: Test for the flu at home
All you do is swab your nose for about 10 seconds in each nostril and wait 15 to 30 minutes for the test to develop.
Deadly flu season: CDC reports more deaths from flu than COVID in recent weekly data
Weekly numbers show that 2% of U.S. deaths for week 5 were due to the flu. COVID was responsible for 1.5% of deaths in the ...
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'One of our worst flu seasons': Infections rise, COVID-19 drops statewide, in Kanawha
According to the West Virginia Department of Health's Breathe Easy dashboard, flu infections are rising while COVID numbers ...
Flu deaths surpass COVID deaths in California for the first time since the start of the pandemic
During the first years of the COVID pandemic, elevated precautions mostly suppressed the perennial flu outbreaks that ...
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In post-pandemic first, flu deaths outpacing COVID-19
This year’s flu season has reached a new milestone, according to preliminary data released by the Centers for Disease Control ...
Doctors' visits for flu continuing to reach record levels: CDC
The rate of Americans visiting doctors’ offices for flu-like illness is continuing to reach record levels, new CDC data ...