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Flu vaccine this season may be poorly matched, early CDC data suggests
Lab tests suggest a strain of the flu virus circulating this season may not be "well-recognized" by the flu vaccine.
Why the CDC is warning that this flu season is on track to be one of the worst in a decade
With at least 33 million cases, 430,000 hospitalizations, and 19,000 deaths, this year's flu season is proving severe. CBS News Chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook weighs in on the alarming surge.
‘Very alarming’: CDC halts flu vaccination campaign
The CDC's ad campaign on the flu vaccine is being halted in the middle of peak flu season. The move came during Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s first full week on the job as head of HHS. Drs. Omer Awan and Vin Gupta discuss.
CDC’s Public Flu Vaccination Campaign Vanishes
Flu vaccination campaigns such as the CDC’s Wild to Mild are designed to translate science into easily understood messages that help people make informed decisions about vaccination, said Jeff Goad, PharmD, MPH, president of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID), in an interview.
RFK Jr.-led CDC kills flu shot campaign, cancels major vaccination conference
Under Kennedy’s leadership, the CDC pulled the plug on its “Wild to Mild initiative” —  which was aimed at encouraging high-risk folks to get vaxxed — Wednesday as one of worst flu seasons in
Hospital visits for flu fall, but risks still high: CDC
Hospital visits for flu-like illness dropped about 9 percent last week from a week earlier, although the risk of serious flu complications remains high and there are only about 20,000 doses of public-funded flu vaccines remaining, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday.
Amid worst U.S. flu season in decades, RFK Jr.–led CDC pulls vaccine campaign
Yes, seasonal flu shots are still available, and no, it’s not too late to get yours. But you’d be forgiven for being confused, because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has halted one of its educational flu vaccine campaigns.
CDC halts ‘very successful’ flu vaccine campaign as cases surge
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pulled back a public health campaign promoting the flu vaccine as cases of the flu have surged in recent weeks. The now-defunct “Wild to Mild” flu vaccination campaign encouraged people to get the flu vaccine,
CDC Halts Successful Flu Vaccination Campaign, Sparking Health Concerns
The CDC has terminated a successful flu vaccination campaign educating the public on the efficacy and benefits of flu vaccines, according to a report from NPR.
Flu-related ER visits high as CDC ends vaccination campaign: 5 notes
Wastewater surveillance showed high levels of influenza A viral activity, moderate levels of COVID-19 and low levels of RSV. The CDC predicted flu-related ER visits will stay high but may start declining,
CDC axes its flu vaccination campaign
We're smack dab in the middle of one of the worse flu seasons in the last two decades, where at least 24 million Americans-and counting-have caught the flu. WastewaterSCAN reports that the majority of sites across the country are measuring "high" for Influenza A (as well as for SARS-CoV-2 and RSV,
Fact Check: NBC affiliate did not publish headline on CDC culling cats due to bird flu
A supposed headline about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) killing cats in response to the bird flu ...
Urgent CDC data and analyses on influenza and bird flu go missing as outbreaks escalate
Sonya Stokes, an emergency room physician in the San Francisco Bay Area, braces herself for a daily deluge of patients sick ...
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CDC Urged to Release Bird Flu Data as Trump Slashes Key Staff Combatting Outbreak, Center for Biological Diversity Reports
CDC Urged to Release Bird Flu Data as Trump Slashes Key Staff Combatting Outbreak, Center for Biological Diversity Reports ...
Flu activity 'elevated' in US but showing signs of abating, CDC data shows
Flu activity remains "elevated" in the U.S. but is starting to show signs of abating, according to new CDC data published ...
Deadly flu season: CDC reports more deaths from flu than COVID in recent weekly data
Weekly numbers show that 2% of U.S. deaths for week 5 were due to the flu. COVID was responsible for 1.5% of deaths in the ...
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How your cat can contract bird flu without seeing a bird
Recent CDC findings show indoor cats contracted bird flu from dairy workers, highlighting new transmission pathways and ...
2 people hospitalised with bird flu in Wyoming and Ohio, potential emergence of deadlier virus sparks fear
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said in a routine flu update that two people, in Wyoming and Ohio ...