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The use of antiviral treatments in children hospitalized for influenza fell sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study in Pediatrics.
In the 2024-25 flu season, state officials noted 441 influenza-related deaths and the state's highest level of influenza-like illness ever recorded.
The number of US jurisdictions reporting very high or high flu activity fell from the previous week, from 45 to 36.
ICE raids are leading a growing number of people across the state to cancel important and even life-saving medical appointments.
As of January 3, the CDC said there have been 17 pediatric flu deaths this season.
Cases rise as government leaders minimize the need for vaccines.
But vaccine uptake was suboptimal, particularly for the flu vaccine.
The CDC says 5,000 people nationwide have died from influenza so far this season.
Officials don't know what caused gastrointestinal illness in 95 passengers and 9 crew on the Celebrity Eclipse in late December.
More than 50 counties in Arkansas have logged at least one case of whooping cough.
