Flu activity remains elevated nationally but has decreased for two consecutive weeks as of Feb. 22, the CDC announced. Advertisement "Data to date suggests the [flu] season has peaked," the CDC said.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention killed a campaign promoting seasonal flu shots and canceled a major conference with virus experts just days after outspoken vaccine skeptic Robert F.

Requests for comment to the CDC and HHS were not immediately returned. The campaign sought to "reset public expectations around what a flu vaccine can do in the event that it does not entirely ...

Advertisement There have also been 16,000 deaths caused by the flu, the CDC says. "Just recently, for the first time this year, flu deaths have surpassed COVID deaths," Dr. Lauren Siewny ...

The campaign sought to "reset public expectations around what a flu vaccine can do in the event that it does not entirely prevent illness," according to the CDC's webpage describing the launch of ...

Though flu activity has gone down, the CDC expects several more weeks of influenza. Data suggests the season has peaked, but flu-related medical visits, hospitalizations and deaths remain elevated.

In a report published earlier this year, the CDC says there have been rare instances over the last decade where bird flu viruses have spread from mammals to people. Examples include the spread of ...

One of the social media graphics included in the "Wild to Mild" flu vaccination campaign run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (CDC) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s leadership at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is already making waves, as the agency scrapped a major flu shot campaign and canceled a critical ...

While the basic information about flu vaccination remains on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website, information campaigns that promoted flu vaccination to the general public ...

According to the data, the cumulative hospitalization rate of flu in people over the age of 65 was 310.3 individuals per 100,000 older adults. It was the highest rate among other age groups studied.