Flu activity remains elevated nationally but has decreased for two consecutive weeks as of Feb. 22, the CDC announced. Advertisement "Data to date suggests the [flu] season has peaked," the CDC said.

Though flu activity has gone down, the CDC expects several more weeks of influenza. Data suggests the season has peaked, but flu-related medical visits, hospitalizations and deaths remain elevated.

Corresponding CDC documents summarizing the cat study and another as-yet unpublished bird flu analysis said the reports were scheduled to be published Jan. 23. These were reviewed by KFF Health News.

Though flu activity has gone down, the CDC expects several more weeks of influenza. Data suggests the season has peaked, but flu-related medical visits, hospitalizations and deaths remain elevated.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention killed a campaign promoting seasonal flu shots and canceled a major conference with virus experts just days after outspoken vaccine skeptic Robert F.

Requests for comment to the CDC and HHS were not immediately returned. The campaign sought to "reset public expectations around what a flu vaccine can do in the event that it does not entirely ...