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Seasonal Flu News Monitoring

  • Published on Jan 3, 2026

    Hongkongers urged to get flu shots as city braces for winter virus wave

    Hong Kong health authorities have urged the public to get the latest seasonal influenza vaccine ahead of the next wave of the flu virus, as temperatures in the city dropped to their lowest so far this winter. The appeal by the Centre for Health Protection …

    Source: South China Morning Post - Indeterminate
  • Published on Jan 3, 2026

    Why the Holiday Flu Surge Is Pushing Illness Rates to Record Highs Across the United States?

    H3N2 flu is a highly contagious influenza. A virus subtype that causes severe seasonal flu, characterised by high fever, severe body aches, cough, fatigue, and potential complications like pneumonia, especially in kids, the elderly, and immunocompromised …

    Source: Times Now - Center-right
  • Published on Jan 3, 2026

    UF Health doctor says there was a surge in flu, cold patients during Christmas

    FLORIDA – An emergency room doctor at UF Health said the hospital saw a surge in patients over the Christmas holiday as a severe flu season and common colds drove higher volumes, especially among children. RELATED: Flu is rising rapidly, driven by a new …

    Source: News4Jax - Florida - Neutral
  • Published on Jan 3, 2026

    Healthy habits to prevent the flu

    Published 12:01 pm Friday, January 2, 2026 Local medical professionals are advising the general public to take precautions to prevent the flu, as the wintertime malady is very present in Northeast Tennessee. Hospitalizations are on the increase due to the …

    Source: Elizabethton Star - Tennessee - Pending
  • Published on Jan 3, 2026

    Respiratory Illness Rates Continue to Rise as 2026 Begins

    Respiratory illness activity continues to increase across the United States as we enter the new year. CIDRAP has the news. Pertussis cases are rising, and a spike in Arkansas is driving case numbers up across the nation. There were over 500 cases reported …

    Source: Healthcare Purchasing News - Pending
  • Published on Jan 3, 2026

    Briefs for Jan. 3, 2026

    Published 4:11 pm Friday, January 2, 2026 Warrenton police officer hit by car while directing traffic, treated for minor injuries Warrenton police officer Robert Writ was struck by a car while directing traffic around a motorcycle accident on Highway 101 …

    Source: The Astorian - Oregon - Neutral
  • Published on Jan 3, 2026

    NJ, NY among the hardest hit by virulent flu. Check rates near you

    Jan. 2, 2026, 3:31 p.m. ET A new influenza strain, H3N2, is causing record-breaking hospitalization and infection rates. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of reported cases nearly doubles the rate of last year …

    Source: Asbury Park Press - New Jersey - Neutral
  • Published on Jan 3, 2026

    Local health experts share current flu rates in the Stateline

    ROCKFORD, Ill. (WREX) — Flu cases are continuing to surge both locally and around the country. In the Stateline, health experts said doctors' offices have been flooded with patients experiencing severe symptoms, filling their emergency rooms and …

    Source: WREX - Illinois - Neutral
  • Published on Jan 2, 2026

    Pima County's first measles case of 2025 confirmed on New Year's Eve

    Pima County confirmed its first measles case of 2025 on New Year's Eve, officials say. The infected person traveled into Arizona from Mexico and crossed through Santa Cruz County before arriving here, Dr. Theresa Cullen, said Friday at a news briefing. …

    Source: The Arizona Daily Star - Center-left
  • Published on Jan 2, 2026

    Banner Health initiates mandatory masking due to flu surge

    Independent Newsmedia Banner Health is initiating mandatory masking at all its facilities, including those in Scottsdale, as a result of a significant surge in seasonal influenza. The decision is made and applied to facilities in all six states that Banner …

    Source: Phoenix Independent - Arizona - Pending
  • Published on Jan 2, 2026

    <![CDATA[US Influenza Activity Accelerates Into the New Year as Hospitalizations Rise ]]>

    As the United States enters the new year, seasonal influenza activity remains elevated and continues to increase nationwide, according to the latest influenza surveillance update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). For Week 51 of the …

    Source: ContagionLive - Neutral
  • Published on Jan 2, 2026

    Fewer Mass. residents getting flu, COVID vaccines

    Fewer people in Massachusetts are getting their seasonal flu and COVID vaccinations as the number of respiratory infections in the state continues to rise. "Certainly we're going to see more cases of influenza this year than we saw last year,…

    Source: CBS 4 Boston - Massachusetts - Neutral
  • Published on Jan 2, 2026

    Flu vaccines don’t work? Experts push back hard on Dr Oz’s viral remarks

    CLAIM: Dr Mehmet Oz, administrator of the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, questioned the effectiveness of seasonal flu vaccines, calling them “controversial” and suggesting that lifestyle measures such as sunlight, supplements, exercise, and …

    Source: The Week - Center-left
  • Published on Jan 2, 2026

    Influenza wallops Michigan as sick patients strain hospitals

    Updated Jan. 2, 2026, 2:48 p.m. ET Michigan is seeing a surge in people who are sick with the flu, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. Corewell Health says the number of patients its hospitals have treated for influenza …

    Source: Detroit Free Press - Michigan - Center-left
  • Published on Jan 2, 2026

    What to know about H3N2 flu; Is there a mask mandate?

    Updated Jan. 2, 2026, 1:50 p.m. ET A new influenza strain is rampaging across the country with record-breaking hospitalization rates. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of reported cases nearly doubles the rate of …

    Source: Asbury Park Press - New Jersey - Neutral
  • Published on Jan 2, 2026

    Flu Cases Hit Record Highs As Winter Illness Spreads

    Flu cases are rising sharply across the country, and health officials say communities like ours could continue to see increased illness in the weeks ahead. According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this flu season has …

    Source: 104.7 KISS FM - Wyoming - Pending
  • Published on Jan 2, 2026

    Texas sees a spike in flu cases

    TEXAS — New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows the number of cases of the flu is increasing sharply across the country. It also shows Texas in the “high” category for flu activity. While it’s not one of the states at the “ …

    Source: Spectrum News Austin - Neutral
  • Published on Jan 2, 2026

    A new flu variant is sweeping across the US. Is Kentucky being affected? 

    Jan. 2, 2026, 12:00 p.m. ET A new flu variant is sweeping across the United States, causing millions of reported cases and doubling the number of hospitalizations in a surge doctors say may not end for weeks. Flu activity is at "high" or " …

    Source: Courier-Journal - Kentucky - Neutral
  • Published on Jan 2, 2026

    First flu deaths of the season reported in Minnehaha County

    This 2005 electron microscope image shows an avian influenza A H5N1 virion. (Cynthia Goldsmith, Jackie Katz/CDC via AP) A pair of South Dakotans have died as a result of the seasonal flu. The Department of Health on Wednesday reported the first two …

    Source: Amazing Madison - South Dakota - Pending

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