Flu season is the most intense in 15 years
The U.S. flu season is the since at least 2009-2010, according to from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the percentage of doctor office visits driven by flu-like symptoms. The CDC estimates at least 24 million people have had seasonal flu this season. Nearly 49,000 patients were admitted to hospitals with the flu for the week ending Feb. 1. Emergency department visits due to the flu remain classified as 鈥渧ery high鈥 and 鈥渋ncreasing,鈥 the agency . ED visits for COVID-19 are 鈥渓ow鈥 and 鈥渄ecreasing,鈥 while visits for respiratory syncytial virus are 鈥渕oderate鈥 and 鈥渄ecreasing.鈥 Overall respiratory illness activity causing people to seek health care is 鈥渧ery high.鈥 (MedPage Today , 2/9/25)