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D04536. Influenza vaccines, colloquially known as flu shots[14] or the flu jab, [15] are vaccines that protect against infection by influenza viruses. [16][17] New versions of the vaccines are developed twice a year, as the influenza virus rapidly changes. [16] While their effectiveness varies from year to year, most provide modest to high ...
Influenza season has accelerated in South Carolina, with virus activity now widespread in 20 counties, a new health report shows. There were 2,283 lab-confirmed flu tests reported the week of Nov ...
Influenza (flu) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that, as of April 4, 2020, the 2019–2020 United States flu season had caused 39 million to 56 million flu illnesses, 410,000 to 740,000 hospitalizations and 24,000 to 62,000 deaths. [1] In January 2020, the Director of the National Institute of Allergies and ...
The new influenza season has begun in South Carolina and so far seven counties have had more viral activity than the rest, a new report shows. There were 50 lab-confirmed flu tests reported the ...
With 48% of residents receiving at least one flu vaccine dose, Dane County was the most vaccinated for the flu in the 2023-24 season. Flu vaccination rates by county in Wisconsin in the 2023-24 ...
United States influenza statistics by flu season. US influenza statistics by flu season. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention page called "Disease Burden of Flu": "Each year CDC estimates the burden of influenza in the U.S. CDC uses modeling to estimate the number of flu illnesses, medical visits, hospitalizations, and deaths ...
In April 2005 there begins an unprecedented die-off of over 6,000 migratory birds at Qinghai Lake in central China over three months. This strain of H5N1 is the same strain as is spread west by migratory birds over at least the next ten months. In August 2005 H5N1 spread to Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Russia.
VACCINE FATIGUE Flu represented 5.2% of U.S. emergency visits compared with 3% for COVID in the week ended Dec. 30. Yet COVID accounted for 10.5 out of 100,000 hospitalizations in that time ...