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In the US winter, the virus weather is fully, and one move is the most severe in 15 years.
An indicator of the flu activity is a percentage of the doctor’s office visits that run by symptoms like the flu. Last week, that number was clearly higher than the peak of the flu season since 2009-2010, when the swine flu infectious disease targeted the nation. Data Posted on Friday morning by disease control and prevention centers.
Of course, other viral infections can be mistakenly considered for flu. But according to hospital data and CDC modeling estimates, Covade -19 has decreased. The data available It also suggests that another respiratory disease, RSV, is ending at the national level.
The flu has forced schools to close in some states. The Goodley Independent School District, which closed 3,200 students near Fort Worth, Texas, closed for three days after 650 students and 60 staff last week and 60 staff expired on Tuesday.
District spokesperson, Jeff Medor, said that most of the diseases there were flu, as well as some stretches. He called him the worst season of the flu, which he could remember.
So far this season, the CDC estimates that at least 24 million flu diseases, 310,000 hospitals will be admitted and 13,000 deaths – including at least 57 children. Traditionally, the flu season around February is peak.
Overall, 43 states reported high or high flu activity last week. The flu was the most severe in the south, southwestern and western states.
In Rochester, New York, New York, New York, in New York, said the flu, but the flu, said Dr. Elizabeth Murray, the children’s emergency medical at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
He said there is a lot of flu, but there are still a lot of children with RSV and Covade 19.
Murray added, “All breath diseases are around, with revenge.”
The CDC refused to talk to an agency flu expert about recent trends to the Associated Press Reporter. The Trump administration ordered Temporary “pause” Health Agency has continued to deny communication and denied interview requests that have been given as usual in the past.
At the end of Friday afternoon, a CDC spokesperson acknowledged that new data shows the “most absolute value” of a disease -like disease compared to other seasons, but added that the figures are complicated. This value is estimated to be the basic line for the doctor’s office visits, but the baseline is re -counted again every year. At the end of January, the CDC was calling the season “moderate”.
US Health Officers recommend that each one to 6 months and more Annual Flow Vaccination.
In the winter, about 44 % of adults had flu shots, which is like the previous winter. But children have coverage The way downAbout 45 % of this winter. According to CDC data, it is usually close to 50 %.
By the end of January, about 23 23 % of Americans were the latest in their Covade 19 vaccine, which was more than 20 % at the same place a year ago. For children, the rate of covide 19 vaccination was about 12 %.
The government has not yet reported its estimates on how well the flu vaccine is working this season.
Testing results from patients suggest that two stress of seasonal flu, which is mostly causing diseases. Health officials are closely watching the third tension. Bird Flu Type A. H5N1 is known – which has made tens of millions of animals ill, but it is known that it affects only 67 people in the United States.
LDoctors say that you should avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth as germs can spread like this. You should also wash your hands with soap and water, clean the surfaces of frequently and avoid close contact with sick people.
