Number of Flu Cases Lower Than Pre-pandemic Levels

Number of Flu Cases Lower Than Pre-pandemic Levels

March 21, 2022 The number of influenza cases is increasing across the United States but has not hit pre-pandemic levels, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Protection says. One of the positive side effects of the COVID pandemic was a drop in flu cases, apparently because people were isolating and social distancing. In the … Read more

Number of Flu Cases Lower Than Pre-pandemic Levels

Number of Flu Cases Lower Than Pre-pandemic Levels

March 21, 2022 The number of influenza cases is increasing across the United States but has not hit pre-pandemic levels, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Protection says. One of the positive side effects of the COVID pandemic was a drop in flu cases, apparently because people were isolating and social distancing. In the … Read more

This Year’s Flu Season: Repeat of Last Year or a ‘Twindemic?’

Nov. 19, 2021 — Cases of the flu, that once annual viral intruder that was regularly the country’s worst annual health crisis, is showing signs of waking up again this fall. But, experts say, it is far too early to say if the country will have a normal – i.e., bad – flu season or … Read more

COVID Vaccine vs. Flu Vaccine: What to Know

[MUSIC PLAYING] SPEAKER: How does a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine work? COVID vaccines are now available. Some of the COVID-19 vaccines are mRNA vaccines, but what does this mean? mRNA vaccines are different from traditional vaccines. mRNA vaccines don’t expose you to any real virus instead, they’re made with messenger Ribonucleic Acid or mRNA. This is … Read more

What Happened to Flu Season?

The pattern in North America followed an extremely quiet flu season the Southern Hemisphere. The U.S. typically looks to countries like Australia for a glimpse at what might be coming to our shores. Doctors say they are beyond relieved that we didn’t see flu misery on top of the winter COVID-19 surge. “The question … Read more

COVID Death Risk Is 3.5 Times That of Influenza

MONDAY, Feb. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The risk of death from COVID-19 is more than triple that from seasonal flu, researchers in Canada say. Their findings are similar to recent studies from the United States and France. The study was published Feb. 10 in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. “We can now … Read more

COVID Prevention May Mean Record Low Flu Rates

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By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Sept. 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The final statistics are in for America’s last flu season, and the news is good: Record low rates of influenza were reported as cases plummeted during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic. Why? Researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease … Read more

Redfield: This Fall Could Be ‘Worst’ We’ve Seen

Aug. 12, 2020 — We are in a war against COVID-19, and this fall could be one of the worst from a public health standpoint that the U.S. has ever faced, says CDC Director Robert Redfield, MD. The surging coronavirus pandemic, paired with the flu season, could create the “worst fall” that “we’ve ever … Read more

A Great Unknown: When Flu Season and COVID Collide

August 10, 2020 — For months scientists have urged the public to wear masks, wash their hands and socially distance. And as the flu season approaches, those practices have never been more crucial. Depending on whether people heed this advice, the U.S. could either see a record drop in flu cases or a dangerous viral … Read more