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Is flu season over? Cases, deaths dropping

The flu epidemic continues to go down. The positivity rate and other benchmarks for the week ending on Jan. 24 have dropped compared with previous weeks, according to the latest data from the Centers ...
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U.S. Faces Historic Surge in Pediatric Flu Deaths as Vaccination Rates Lag and New Strains Spread

As the United States grapples with a resurging influenza season, public health officials are raising alarm over an unusually high number of pediatric deaths, prompting renewed calls for expanded ...
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Raising US child flu vaccination rate to 70% could prevent 30,000 hospitalizations, 123 deaths in highly active season

The findings underscore the potential consequences of the continued slide in vaccine uptake, such as increased healthcare ...
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Study: Higher vaccine uptake could cut pediatric flu deaths in half

Increasing influenza vaccination coverage to 70% could prevent more than 30,000 pediatric hospitalizations and 123 pediatric ...
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Children hospitalized for flu hit highest weekly rate in more than 15 years

(CNN) - There’s good news and bad when it comes to seasonal flu activity in the U.S. The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, shows that while flu cases remain ...