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This was also the first year since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic that deaths from flu surpassed deaths from COVID.
Each year, seasonal flu sickens about 1 billion people worldwide and causes approximately 290,000 to 650,000 respiratory ...
Washington state recorded 388 influenza-related deaths between late 2024 and early 2025. Here’s why this winter’s flu season was so severe.
This year's flu season has become Washington state's deadliest in nearly a decade, totaling at least 388 deaths so far.
After hospitalizing more Minnesotans than any season since at least 2011, data showed influenza infections are winding down ...
The earlier than normal arrival of this year's flu season has doctors urging Australians to roll up their sleeves to get ...
South Africa’s influenza season has started. While most people recover fully from flu after a week or two without the need for any special treatment, this viral condition can cause serious illness, ...
The study’s results indicated the cumulative incidence of influenza – or the number of new cases divided by the total number ...
Is the flu vaccine less effective than hoped? Preliminary Cleveland Clinic research reveals a surprising result among vaccinated healthcare workers, but doctors caution about limitations.
Flu season has started earlier than expected in South Africa, but the National Institute for Communicable Diseases says the ...
The NICD said SA's flu season arrived four weeks earlier than last year, the earliest start since 2010. The NICD added that while the early start does not necessarily mean a more severe flu season ...