This influenza season has been particularly severe in the United States, with CDC data showing a rate of hospitalization related to flu that is higher than any other season in the past 14 years.

Vermont has the second lowest state fatality rate in the US (146.4 per 100K; Hawaii 112.8/100K). Mississippi (463.1/100K) and Oklahoma (459.1/100K) have the highest rates. The US average is 306.7/100K ...