Flu Season

More than a year after the pandemic started, Covid-19 is still ravaging parts of the world, but now scientists are warning that another virus could be a serious threat in the coming months: influenza. This season, the flu virtually disappeared, with less than 2,000 lab-confirmed cases in the United States to date, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention….

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, is urging people to take precautions to stop rising COVID-19 case numbers and avoid a very difficult winter ahead. NBCLX’s Clark Fouraker breaks down Dr. Fauci’s grim warning and his advice to prevent outbreaks.

With the holiday season quickly approaching, experts are suggesting creating a family or community bubble as the safest way to enjoy this year’s holiday celebrations while reducing your risk of COVID-19 and the flu. NBCLX storyteller Clark Fouraker shares a holiday bubble checklist that your holiday group can adopt in the days and weeks before your gatherings to ensure everyone...

While experts believe this year will likely be a milder flu season, thanks to the precautions people are already taking to prevent the spread of COVID, they also believe getting the flu vaccine will help the body’s immune system fight other diseases — like the coronavirus

Doctors and the CDC have been recommending the flu vaccine as a way to ease burdens on health care providers, who could be overburdened with COVID cases once again in the coming weeks and months. NBC New York’s Rana Novini reports.

Is a “third wave” of coronavirus cases poised to hit the U.S.? Idaho is just one state where outbreaks in college and university towns are contributing to a spike in cases. Dr. Frank Johnson, the vice president for medical affairs at St. Luke’s Clinic in Idaho, joined LX News to discuss what he’s seeing in his state and how the...

The same measures that are recommended for reducing the spread of the coronavirus, including social distancing, frequent hand washing and wearing face masks, may also help limit the impact of cold and flu season.

With flu season quickly approaching, many people are worried about both COVID-19 and the flu. Dr. Navya Mysore says it is possible to get the respiratory viruses simultaneously and stresses the importance of social distancing, wearing a mask and washing your hands properly.

Dr. Deborah Birx says the U.S. government has time to prepare for a possible return of coronavirus this fall.

Amazon is working on a cure for the common cold in a years-long, top secret effort called “Project Gesundheit,” according to three people familiar with the effort.

It may be a bad flu season for kids, but early signs suggest the flu vaccine is working OK

After a dip in the first few weeks of 2020, flu activity has once again picked up, with no signs the season has peaked. Widespread activity was reported in every state, except Hawaii, NBC News reports.

New York state says it’s seeing more reported cases of influenza so far this season than in recent years. The state’s online flu tracker shows the state’s seen over 10,000 laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza as of Jan. 4. That’s up from roughly 3,000 in 2017. The state’s data doesn’t represent all influenza illnesses, but officials consider it a useful...

A 4-year-old girl in Iowa who didn’t get vaccinated this season was left blind after getting the flu — and her parents said doctors don’t know if she will ever see again, NBC News reported. Jade DeLucia’s mother took her to the hospital on Christmas Eve when her fever became dangerously high. She spent more than two weeks in...

This season’s flu is continuing to hit children and young adults particularly hard, with the CDC reporting twice as many pediatric flu deaths compared to the same time in 2019. NBC New York’s Erica Byfield reports.

Flu season is back with a vengeance in New Jersey, as the illness is now widespread in all counties, according to state officials.

More than 1,700 new cases of flu have been diagnosed in New Jersey in the past three weeks, with every county reporting a high number of cases. NBC New York’s Brian Thompson reports.

Four people have died from flu-related causes so far in Connecticut this season

The flu continues to spread across the U.S., with elevated activity in nearly every state. On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported widespread flu in 30 states — mostly on the West Coast, along the southern border, and in the Mid-Atlantic states. The CDC estimates there have been at least 3.7 million flu cases so far this...