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Even as more people are dying from flu, the Trump administration has postponed vaccine planning for next fall's flu season.

The CDC has issued interim effectiveness estimates for the 2024-2025 seasonal influenza and 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccines.

The Food and Drug Administration has issued recommendations for the composition of influenza shots for the upcoming ...

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Noting that reports were received of children with influenza-associated acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE), a severe form of IAE, in late January 2025, Amara Fazal, M.D., from the CDC in ...

the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has advised clinicians and laboratories to conduct subtype testing on all influenza A–positive specimens from hospitalized patients ...

Noting that reports were received of children with influenza-associated acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE), a severe form of IAE, in late January 2025, Amara Fazal, M.D., from the CDC in Atlanta .

The CDC reports the weekly flu virus in Virginia has dropped from the very high category to the high category. It also shows that 17.1 of emergency department visits were for respiratory illnesses.

THE POINT IS THAT AROUND THIS TIME, BECAUSE THERE’S A SIX MONTH INFLUENZA ... and the CDC recommends starting them as early as possible, especially for patients at higher risk for severe illness.