In a flu pandemic setting, the drug could be used to curb household transmission, especially early in the response, the authors say.
The loss of activity is equivalent to 15% of the US population becoming completely immobile for 1 day.
Adult COVID-19 patients also infected with the flu are 4 times more likely to need mechanical ventilation and 2.4 times more likely to die.
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Oseltamivir recipients had an 18% lower risk of 30-day mortality.
The highest rates of influenza A/B (21%), influenza A (17%), and influenza B (20%) were observed in Asia and Europe.
Sixteen more flu deaths were reported in children, with virus activity at high or very high flu levels across much of the nation.
By 180 days, the COVID-19 death rate reached 3.1% in the 2022-23 season and 2.9% in the 2023-24 season.
Both oseltamivir and baloxivir have a role in the treatment of flu, the healthcare professionals say.
Experts fear the move could undercut US and global efforts to monitor and respond to infectious disease outbreaks.
Outpatient visits for flu are trending down, but the CDC said this is not likely an indication that the flu season has peaked.
Federal officials also touch on the hand-off to the Trump administration, as tests confirm avian flu in several more poultry flocks and at a Chicago zoo.
Hospitalization rates are on an upward trend for all 3 viruses, with the highest levels for flu.
Seasonal flu is currently the most common virus detected in China's illness surge, which is at expected levels for this time of year.
