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In their annual influenza recommendations for children, the American Academy of Pediatrics notes that at-home flu tests can be used on children as young as 2 years old, “but data on the use of ...
Less than half of adults (42.7%) had gotten their annual flu shot as of the week ended Dec. 28, as had about the same proportion of children (41.9%). For more on the flu: Public health experts are ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize a cheaper rapid-antigen test that detects both flu and COVID-19 in December; if that does happen, the test-to-treat program will ...
Despite the high morbidity and mortality rates that resulted from the epidemic, the Spanish flu began to fade from public awareness over the decades until the arrival of news about bird flu and other pandemics in the 1990s and 2000s. [320] [321] This has led some historians to label the Spanish flu a "forgotten pandemic". [177]
The flu is ramping up after a slow start to the season. Positive tests rose 12% for the week ending Dec. 21, compared to the week prior, according to data released Friday by the Centers for ...
Based on an FDA analysis, the test correctly identified 99% of negative and 92% of positive SARS-CoV-2 samples; 99.9% of negative Flu A and B samples; and 92.5% and 90.5% of positive Flu A and Flu ...
Seasonal flu viruses are dominated by influenza A and B. Most seasonal flu viruses are influenza type A, which usually start earlier in the season, with type B viruses circulating later in the winter.
With cases of the flu, RSV, COVID-19 and the common cold at high levels across the country right now, it seems like everyone is getting sick. Still, the symptoms of these illnesses can overlap ...