CDC: This Flu Season Is Dominated By Influenza A Variant H3N2
While flu cases have remained remarkably low this season, the most dominant strain is a variant of the influenza A virus, the influenza virus most commonly known to cause flu pandemics.
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FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization for New COVID-19, Flu A, Flu B Combo Kit
The FDA has granted emergency use authorization for a new COVID-19, influenza combo testing kit.
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CDC: Influenza B Emerges as Dominant Flu Strain, Transmission Remains Low
Just 0.2% of tests have come back positive for the influenza virus, a remarkably low positivity rate for this time of the year, according to the CDC.
Covid Mutates Slower Than Flu, WHO Reports
The novel coronavirus is mutating “at a much slower rate” than the seasonal influenza virus, according to the World Health Organization.
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Using Wearable Activity Trackers to Distinguish COVID-19 From Flu
By analyzing Fitbit data and self-reported symptoms, researchers analyzed trends in symptom duration between patients with flu and those with COVID-19.
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Influenza Cases Remain Unusually Low, CDC Data Shows
This year continues to see an unusually low number of lab-confirmed influenza cases throughout the United States with fewer people visiting their healthcare providers for flu-like symptoms, data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows.
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Flu Cases at Record Lows, ‘Twindemic’ Fears Recede
Public health officials predicted that flu patients could help to over burden hospital systems this winter. Now that flu cases are at record lows, fears of a “twindemic” have faded.
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CDC: The First Pediatric Flu Death of the Season is Reported
Only one influenza-related pediatric death has occurred during this year’s flu season, according to recent data released from the US Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC).
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No Additional Benefit from High-dose Flu Vaccine for Heart Disease Patients
High-dose influenza vaccines are no better than regular-dose vaccines in reducing deaths and hospitalizations among patients with underlying heart disease, according to a large study publishing in JAMA.
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CDC: Pneumonia Deaths Rise Due to COVID-19 While Flu Cases Stay Low
Deaths attributed to COVID-19 soar throughout the country as Influenza cases remain unusually low, the CDC reports.
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FDA Okays First Combo FLU + COVID-19 Diagnostic for Home Testing
The FDA authorized Quest Diagnostics RC COVID-19 +Flu RT-PCR Test for home collection of patient samples to detect both COVID-19 and influenza A and B (flu).
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FDA Expands Xofluza Approval Approval for Post-exposure Prevention
The FDA expanded the approved indication for Genetech’s Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil) to include post-exposure prevention of influenza for patients 12 years of age and older after contact with an individual who has the flu.
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CDC: Flu Cases Low, Healthcare Seeking Behaviors ‘Changed Dramatically’
Influenza cases remain low in nearly every state as the novel coronavirus continues to surge throughout the country, according to data from the (CDC) Centers for Disease Control.
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South Dakota Records First Flu Death of Season
South Dakota has reported the first flu-related death of the season, according to local news reports.
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The 1918 Flu Pandemic: How A Letter Provides A Window Into The Past
A series of letters written during the 1918 flu pandemic, obtained by The University of California, Los Angeles, give insights into how society coped during the health crisis of the time.
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