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News Articles: influenza

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

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  • Health Care

Trump administration yanks CDC flu vaccine campaign

As flu rages, the Trump administration has pulled the plug on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention flu immunization campaign that targeted high-risk groups, including pregnant women.

February 20, 2025
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By:
  • Will Stone
Shades of maroon to purple show states with very high levels of influenza-like-illness at the beginning of February. (CDC)

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  • Health

Flu cases ‘worst in 15 years,’ Macon-Bibb health administrator says

Georgia and much of the nation reported very high or high levels of influenza as of the beginning of February.

February 14, 2025
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By:
  • Liz Fabian
A Person Holding a Thermometer. Pexels

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  • Health

Georgia reports first flu deaths of the season, but most data show declines in respiratory viruses

While the Georgia Department of Public Health recorded the first influenza deaths of the winter this month, many data indicate that flu and other respiratory illnesses are continuing to decline. 

January 27, 2025
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By:
  • Allen Siegler
Flu shot is advertised at East Arkansas Family Health Center in Lepanto, Arkansas. Photo by Karen Pulfer Focht/REUTERS

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  • Health

Public health leaders say it's STILL not too late to vaccinate against 'big 3' viruses

The Georgia Department of Public Health says flu and COVID numbers are going up quickly as people return to work and school after the holidays.

January 15, 2025
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge

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  • Health

As flu cases rise in Georgia, CDC reminds 'it's not too late' for annual shot

The Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 1.9 million people have experienced flu-like illnesses so far this season, with 970 deaths and 23,000 hospitalizations nationwide.

December 23, 2024
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
A health worker administers a dose of a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination clinic at the Reading Area Community College in Reading, Pa., Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021.

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  • Health

What Georgians need to know about rising COVID cases, effective testing and treatment cost

How dangerous is the strain of COVID circulating in Georgia, who should get a vaccine booster and can you go to work or school with a virus?

August 22, 2024
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is ordering dairy producers to test cows that produce milk for infections from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI H5N1) before the animals are transported to a different state following the discovery of the virus in samples of pasteurized milk taken by the Food and Drug Administration.

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  • Health

The U.S. may be missing human cases of bird flu, scientists say

Officially, only one person has caught the illness during the current outbreak. But with limited testing, cases could be flying under the radar.

May 02, 2024
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By:
  • Will Stone
Bird flu is spreading through U.S. dairy cattle. Scientists say the risk to people is minimal, but open questions remain, including how widespread the outbreak is and how the virus is spreading.

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  • National

As bird flu spreads in cows, here are 4 big questions scientists are trying to answer

Health officials say there's very little risk to humans from the bird flu outbreak among dairy cattle, but there's still much they don't know. Here are four questions scientists are trying to answer.

April 26, 2024
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By:
  • Will Stone
A street painting in Mumbai, India, reinforces the importance of masks amid a surge of COVID. The photo was taken on January 11.

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  • Global Health

Coronavirus FAQ: Are we in a surge? How do you cope if your whole family catches it?

Are we in a surge? How would we know? Is winter now "COVID season?" And what do you do if your whole family got the coronavirus over the holidays? We tackle readers' coronavirus questions.

January 13, 2024
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  • Max Barnhart
After holiday shopping and celebrations, cases of respiratory illness are on the rise across the United States.

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  • Health

Flu and COVID are on the rise, but there are fewer severe COVID cases than last year

Flu is rising, and COVID levels are higher than last season's peak. But COVID hospitalizations and deaths are down. Nonetheless, COVID is still the most dangerous virus circulating.

January 05, 2024
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By:
  • Pien Huang
Flu and COVID-19 vaccinations are now available across the U.S., including at this CVS pharmacy in Palatine, Illinois.

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  • Health

A seasonal viral stew is brewing with flu, RSV, COVID and more

National data shows COVID-19 levels are moderate. In most of the U.S., levels of other respiratory viruses are low, although RSV is ticking up in some southeastern states.

October 21, 2023
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By:
  • Pien Huang
GPB News NPR

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  • Global Health

A new flu is spilling over from cows to people in the U.S. How worried should we be?

Pigs and goats likely catch it too. It's been found in humans' noses in the Southwest — and in the air at airports and at chicken farms in Malaysia.

March 29, 2023
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  • Michaeleen Doucleff
People in line at airport

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  • Health

Quarantine didn't weaken our immunity. But here's why experts encourage annual shots against viruses

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say 56% of Georgians are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. But only a quarter got the updated variant-targeting shots this flu season.  

December 22, 2022
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
A calendar with a red thumbtack marking the date to get a flu shot

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  • Health

A continuing wave of flu, RSV and COVID-19 could pack Georgia hospitals around Christmas holidays

Experts warn winter could bring a spike in flu, RSV and COVID-19 cases. Respiratory illness rates are high and continue to overwhelm hospitals. 

December 12, 2022
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
It can be hard to find children's fever-reducing medication in some areas. At a Bed Bath & Beyond in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, a few products were in stock while others were sold out.

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  • Children's Health

Thanks to the 'tripledemic,' it can be hard to find kids' fever-reducing medicines

Makers of products like Children's Tylenol say they're trying to keep up with big demand as RSV, flu, and COVID spread. But medical experts note that kids' fevers don't always call for medicine.

December 05, 2022
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
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