Tue
Jan 6 2026
11:51 am
By: bizgrrl
Flu reaches highest level in the US in 25 years.
Tennessee in the top 19 states with highest levels of reported flu cases.
As of Dec. 27, there have been 11 million reported cases and 120,000 hospitalizations, and 5,000 deaths nationwide. The overwhelming majority of cases are H3N2 variant infections. The CDC expects severity to continue for several weeks.
CDC Weekly US Map: Influenza Summary Update. If we can believe anything coming out of this administration.
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