Flu surges across U.S. as doctor visits reach highest level since 1997
The CDC estimated there have been at least 11 million flu cases as of December 27.
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The CDC estimated there have been at least 11 million flu cases as of December 27.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 32 jurisdictions are showing "high" or "very high" levels of flu.
A Twin Cities metro area school shifted to e-learning after a flu outbreak impacted nearly a quarter of its students. A senior epidemiologist with the Minnesota Department of Health said flu season is "definitely picking up."
A Twin Cities school has shifted to e-learning after a flu outbreak impacted nearly a quarter of its students. Jason Rantala shows us how this year's flu season is shaping up.
FluMist, the first self-administered flu vaccine spray, is now available for purchase. Here's everything to know, from cost to age requirements and more.
Severe and even deadly flu cases are surging across the country.
Minnesota health officials are warning health care facilities after a Twin Cities child with the flu developed a case of rare brain inflammation.
For a second time this season, at least 41 states are reporting high or very high levels of the flu. Here's how to stay safe.
The CDC says respiratory illness is now "very high" nationwide.
But what kind of sickness do your symptoms point to? Here's a breakdown for COVID-19, flu and more — and why testing is so important.
The new recommendations apply to COVID-19 and other viruses, like flu and RSV.
The challenge of stopping the spread of the trifecta of respiratory diseases — flu, RSV and COVID — falls on everyone.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is tracking the spread of the flu, RSV and COVID-19 this winter.
"COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising quickly," the CDC said, and the new variant JN.1 is making up an increasing share of cases.
Doctors at Children's Minnesota Clinic in West St. Paul say there's a surge in RSV cases. The illness is peaking later than last year, when case rates were three times more prevalent.
The vaccine proved more effective than in previous seasons at preventing hospitalizations and emergency room visits.
If you plan on boarding your dog over the holidays, experts say now is the time to get them vaccinated.
Canine influenza is making the rounds right now.
The flu is making so many children sick that some Minnesota hospitals are running out of room and transferring patients to hospitals that have an open bed.
The total number of hospitalizations is already roughly half the previous pre-COVID season -- 1,857 so far compared with 4,022 the entire 2019-2020 season.
With 1,147 hospitalizations so far, that figure has already surpassed the number of flu hospitalizations from the last two flu seasons combined.
Some 330,000 health care professionals exited the field in 2021, creating a worker shortage amid a rise in viral illnesses.
The new weekly report out Thursday shows the state's number of new cases is far ahead of recent years, though those years also reflected distancing and lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A school district in eastern Minnesota will move to online learning Friday because nearly 20% of the students are out with illness, officials said.
The number of Minnesotans hospitalized due to influenza and RSV increased again at the end of October, according to state health data.
