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This article originally appeared on Politifact. Over the holidays, U.S. flu cases skyrocketed. Weekly hospitalizations from the virus went from under 7,000 at the start of December to over 33,000 by ...

Flu season is well underway and with the holiday season coming up, it’s definitely something you want to avoid if possible. A local clinician talked about what you should be doing even if you’ve had ...

A strain of the influenza virus is spreading. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that the flu has sickened about 4.6 million people this season, leading to 49,000 ...

U.S. flu cases are surging partially because of a new strain named "subclade K," that is not well covered by this year’s flu vaccine. Doctors still recommend getting the flu vaccine as it can reduce ...

Flu has overtaken covid in infections and hospitalizations during the winter respiratory virus season, and their virulence is ...

The annual flu vaccine is recommended for everyone 6 months of age and older, with few exceptions As Pennsylvania heads into flu season, a new – and potentially severe – influenza variant has been ...

Health experts typically advise getting your COVID-19 and flu vaccine by the end of October. However, if you've missed that window, you can still get them well into the respiratory virus season and ...

Hospitals and clinics are seeing a higher number of flu cases this year, especially after holiday gatherings. Christie Erickson, a nurse practitioner at Essentia Health, explained that flu season ...

Flu is making people miserable from coast to coast, thanks in large part to a new strain called subclade K. That’s why infectious disease experts are telling people to run, not walk, to get this ...