With the CDC estimating there have been at least 11 million flu cases in the U.S., so far this season — and season is not over — odds are good that you or someone you know will catch the virus. But ...

Another eight US children were confirmed to have died of influenza infections last week, for a total of 79 this respiratory virus season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported ...

Nine states are seeing moderate flu activity, while 26 report high or very high case rates. Flu test positivity continues to ...

With winter nearly here and holiday celebrations ramping up, health officials are encouraging flu vaccinations and raising concerns about a new flu variant. The A H3N2 type of influenza virus, ...

Flu vaccination rates among adults show early signs of stabilizing after several years of decline, though pediatric rates remain historically low, preliminary CDC data shows. The CDC’s Weekly ...

Jan. 8, 2026 – Flu season is here – and it's shaping up to be a bad one. So far in 2025-26, the flu has caused 11 million illnesses, 120,000 hospitalizations, and 5,000 deaths – more than twice as ...

If it feels like everyone around you has come down with the flu, you're not imagining it. As of Jan. 9, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that at least 15 million ...

Here’s the bad news: There’s no guarantee that you won’t be one of the millions of people to get the flu this year. The flu virus spreads rapidly, so it’s easy to be exposed in the process of going ...

"We're not finished with the flu season yet," Dr. William Schaffner, a professor of infectious diseases at Vanderbilt ...

CHICO, Calif. - Butte County's flu season is intensifying with flu rates reaching 14.5% in early February. This marks the highest level in the past three years, according to Butte ...