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A high-dose vaccine (Fluzone High-Dose) four times the strength of standard flu vaccine was approved by the FDA in 2009. [22] [23] [24] This vaccine is intended for people 65 and over, who typically have weakened immune response due to normal aging. The vaccine produces a greater immune response than standard vaccine.
But just about one-fourth, 25.1%, of Michigan residents have received a flu vaccine for the 2023-24 season. Just 19.2% of children ages 6 months to 17 years have been vaccinated this season, down ...
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 related to flu that occurred in a given season.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends the flu vaccine as the best way to protect people against the flu and prevent its spread. [63] The flu vaccine can also reduce the severity of the flu if a person contracts a strain that the vaccine did not contain. [63]
The following is a list of WHO recommended strains for the Northern Hemisphere influenza season. Starting in the 2012–2013 season, the recommendation shifted to include the composition of a quadrivalent influenza vaccine (QIV) that contains both influenza B lineages, alongside a trivalent influenza vaccine (TIV) containing one influenza B lineage.
The CDC is helping investigate a massive and "unusual" flu outbreak at the University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus, after over 500 cases have been reported.
According to Jon Alterie, emergency physician and medical director for McLaren Northern Michigan, the emergency rooms have seen an uptick in flu cases — more so than COVID-19 cases.
By the third week in February the seasonal flu was near its peak with over 26 million people sickened, 250,000 hospitalized, and 14,000 who died. [3] Experts said that the flu came in two waves, with a hard impact on children. The season began in October, earlier than usual, with the expected wave of influenza B virus.