flu season

Health Officials Warn of Twindemic as Flu Season Approaches

October 25, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: October 27, 2020

Health experts have warned about the possibility of what they refer to as a “Twindemic” with the flu season quickly approaching. In an effort to avoid a strenuous flu season, the Trump administration issued a declaration to authorize pharmacists nationwide… [read]

Flu Deaths Have Been Radically Over Counted

September 1, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: September 1, 2020

The CDC has promoted the importance of the flu vaccine for years as the most effective way to prevent influenza. Through the 2019-2020 flu season, the CDC estimated there would be 24,000-59,000 flu deaths while estimating that 29,000-59,000 people had… [read]

Flu Vaccine 29% Effective This Year, Down From 47% According to CDC

June 30, 2019 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: July 8, 2019

New numbers from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) found that the 2018-2019 flu vaccine registered the lowest vaccine effective rate since 2015. While flu effectiveness measured 47% in February 2019, the shot was less able to prevent cases of… [read]

Flu Season is Here

January 2, 2019 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: April 1, 2019

It might have taken longer to arrive than last year, but flu season has officially arrived for 2018-2019. Two states, Colorado and Georgia, are currently reporting high levels of influenza-like illnesses (ILI). The average length of flu season is 16… [read]