Flu season continues to intensify in the US, and holiday gatherings could make it worse

Posted on AllSides November 28th, 2022
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Americans gathered for Thanksgiving last week amid a flu season that’s worse than any has been in more than a decade, and experts continue to urge caution as multiple respiratory viruses circulate at high levels nationwide.

A growing number of US states – now 33 – are experiencing “high” or “very high” respiratory virus activity, and seasonal flu activity continues to be “elevated across the country,” according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In the week ending November 19, nearly 1 in 10 deaths nationwide (9.4%) was due to pneumonia,...

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https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/28/health/holidays-bad-flu-season-worse/index.html

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