Flu News & Surveillance
Comparing the Severe Outbreaks: 2025 vs. 2009 Flu Seasons
The 2024-2025 influenza season has emerged as one of the most severe in recent memory, drawing parallels to the notable 2008-2009 season. Both periods witnessed significant flu activity, but distinct differences in viral strains, transmission patterns, and public health responses have shaped their respective impacts. Overview of the 2024-2025 Flu Season As of February 22,…
Read MoreJanuary in Review
February is a significant and compelling month for Families Fighting Flu and our families. Each family story our organization represents is critical to helping drive awareness of the serious health issues that the flu can pose. However, in February, the accumulation of stories—serious illnesses and deaths among our members—is at its highest. Every month, we…
Read MoreResolve to Keep Your Family Healthy with a Flu Shot
Now that the holiday festivities are over it might seem like everyone around you is sick. You’re not imagining things. Peak flu season is here, and, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), flu positives, outpatient respiratory illness, and flu hospitalizations are all up, too. Whether you’ve entered the new year…
Read MoreFlu Season 2022 – 2023 In Review
2022-2023 was a flu season like no other. We saw an earlier start to the flu season, higher than usual pediatric hospitalizations and mortality rates, and a ‘tripledemic’ with multiple respiratory viruses circulating. As we experienced challenges, this highlighted the continued importance of fighting the flu and getting an annual flu vaccine. Let’s look at…
Read MoreIs Flu Season Over? Staying Protected Against Viruses in the Tridemic
Spring is here! This time of year, we may start to wonder whether flu season is truly over. While seasonal influenza activity has peaked and remains low nationally, it’s important to remain vigilant in protecting yourself and your family against other circulating viruses, such as COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Additionally, as news of…
Read MoreAs Spring Blooms, The Flu Threat Still Looms
After a long winter and one of the worst flu seasons we’ve seen in several years, many of us are ready for spring. College kids are heading to Spring Break. Families will be gathering for holidays like Easter and Passover. Warmer temperatures mean heading outside for kid and adult sporting events and other gatherings. But…
Read MoreTips to Keep Kids Healthy During the Tripledemic
According to a recent article from Yale Medicine, FLU and RSV are on the decline (but COVID-19 is once again on the rise) however, we are still in the midst of a ‘Tripledemic’ with respiratory viruses hitting hard. How do we keep our children healthy, even If it feels like everyone around us is sick?…
Read MoreCelebrating Black Health Heroes Fighting Flu
Keith C. Ferdinand, MD This flu season, the National Forum for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention hosted the Million Hearts® Stakeholders Flu Vaccination Campaign. This campaign supported flu education, offering resources to educate communities on the importance of receiving an annual flu vaccine. Part of the resources included PSAs from their spokespeople. One of the…
Read MoreIt’s Not Too Late to Get Your Flu Vaccine
It’s Not too Late to Get Your Flu Vaccine While the ideal time to get your flu shot is by the end of October, it’s not too late to get yours now if you haven’t already! The CDC is already seeing elevated levels of influenza across the country and estimating 20 million illnesses, 210,000 hospitalizations,…
Read MoreFlu Vaccine and the Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease
We advocate for annual flu vaccination for the simplest of reasons; to keep you and your loved ones out of the hospital and away from serious health risks. When we think about those serious health risks it’s easy to dismiss that there are risks to your health long after you have recovered from a serious…
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