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California's Worst Flu Season in Years May Finally Be Easing | KQED

Influenza B is emerging as a significant factor in rising flu cases, amid lower vaccination and herd immunity levels.

US news

fromThe Washington Post

2 months ago

Flu killed 216 children nationwide this season, the highest toll in years

The U.S. faced its highest pediatric influenza death toll in 15 years, with 216 fatalities, worsened by vaccine misinformation.

SF parents

fromKqed

California's Worst Flu Season in Years May Finally Be Easing | KQED

Influenza B is emerging as a significant factor in rising flu cases, amid lower vaccination and herd immunity levels.

New York sees highest-ever child flu-related deaths, 10 in NYC: state health officials | amNewYork

New York State reported an unprecedented 25 pediatric deaths due to influenza in the past year, signaling a public health concern.

fromSFGATE

3 months ago

Virus that causes polio-like illness found in Bay Area as influenza cases spike

"We had a really terrible flu season this year," Dr. Monica Gandhi, a professor of medicine at UC San Francisco, told SFGATE.

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fromwww.mercurynews.com

fromwww.scientificamerican.com

Flu deaths continue to climb in California, but show signs of slowing

An estimated 1,323 Californians have succumbed to the flu as of the week ending March 8, including 19 children. This season, flu deaths have overtaken COVID deaths.

Coronavirus

The Next Flu Pandemic Could Be Worse Than Covid If We Don't Heed History

We must reflect on our pandemic preparedness as historical parallels remind us of vulnerabilities in public health.

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fromwww.scientificamerican.com

Why This Year's Flu Season Is the Worst in More Than a Decade

This flu season is particularly severe, with hospitalizations and illness rates at a 15-year high.

fromwww.mercurynews.com

More than 900 Californians, including 15 children, have died from the flu this season

This flu season has seen unprecedented death tolls with over 900 fatalities reported in California since October.

fromSecret NYC

6 months ago

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Flu Season Sweeps NYC With 73% Spike In Just One Week

fromwww.scientificamerican.com

Why This Year's Flu Season Is the Worst in More Than a Decade

This flu season is particularly severe, with hospitalizations and illness rates at a 15-year high.

fromwww.mercurynews.com

More than 900 Californians, including 15 children, have died from the flu this season

This flu season has seen unprecedented death tolls with over 900 fatalities reported in California since October.

fromSecret NYC

6 months ago

Miscellaneous

Flu Season Sweeps NYC With 73% Spike In Just One Week

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fromCornell Chronicle

COVID-flu vaccine could provide broad, lasting protection | Cornell Chronicle

A new vaccine platform from Cornell researchers offers longer-lasting protection against COVID-19 and influenza, showing promising results in mouse models.

Public health

fromCbsnews

FDA allowed to help WHO update flu shots, despite Trump ban

FDA participates in WHO influenza meeting despite Trump administration ban.

Vaccine meeting to prepare for coming winter's flu season canceled

Trump officials have canceled a federal vaccine advisory committee meeting aimed at influenza vaccine selection, raising public health concerns.

fromFast Company

The flu has killed 16,000 people this season. These are the states with the worst outbreaks

The 2024-25 flu season is the worst since 2009, with high severity affecting all age groups.

fromAxios

U.S. facing worst flu season since 2009, experts say

This flu season is classified as high severity, surpassing COVID-19 in hospitalizations, particularly affecting high-risk groups and children.

Hospitalizations and deaths from the flu are at alarming rates, raising concerns about public health measures and vaccination efficacy.

US news

fromWashington Post

Vaccine meeting to prepare for coming winter's flu season canceled

Trump officials have canceled a federal vaccine advisory committee meeting aimed at influenza vaccine selection, raising public health concerns.

fromFast Company

The flu has killed 16,000 people this season. These are the states with the worst outbreaks

The 2024-25 flu season is the worst since 2009, with high severity affecting all age groups.

fromAxios

U.S. facing worst flu season since 2009, experts say

This flu season is classified as high severity, surpassing COVID-19 in hospitalizations, particularly affecting high-risk groups and children.

Hospitalizations and deaths from the flu are at alarming rates, raising concerns about public health measures and vaccination efficacy.

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fromBoston.com

Boston Public Health Commissioner on the flu: Cases are decreasing but vaccines are still important

"It seems like we've turned a bit of a corner," Ojikutu said.

Public health

fromBoston.com

Mass. officials issue warning about pediatric flu complications

Massachusetts sees a possible rise in children's neurological complications from influenza, prompting an advisory for healthcare providers.

fromwww.theguardian.com

Alarm as bird flu now endemic in cows' while Trump cuts staff and funding

The newer H5N1 bird flu variant is now endemic in cows, raising concerns about its spread and the need for intervention.

fromSFGATE

6 months ago

Stanford researchers' flu vaccine breakthrough could help US fight bird flu

Mark Davis, a microbiology and immunology professor at Stanford, emphasized that the current flu vaccine has shown effectiveness rates between 20% and 80%, mainly due to immunity being largely directed towards a single strain. He indicated this limitation poses a significant challenge as various flu strains circulate annually, thus necessitating innovative approaches to enhance vaccine efficacy across many more variants.

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fromInsideHook

9 months ago

Study Explores How Infections Can Increase Your Risk of Dementia

Infections like influenza may increase dementia risk decades later due to inflammatory responses affecting brain health.