Studies tied oseltamivir to lower odds of death, shorter hospital stays, and lower rates of readmission, and onradivir and oseltamivir to speedier symptom relief.
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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The CDC said the H3N2-dominant trend will make neuraminidase inhibitor antivirals especially useful this flu season.
Clinic visits for flulike illness, geographic flu spread have accelerated.
Flu activity is widespread in 12 states, and the CDC reports a variant H3N2 case and a flu-related death in a child.
About 291,000 to 646,000 people in the world die from seasonal flu each year, experts estimate.
SIGA Technologies of New York City announced yesterday that it has submitted its smallpox drug TPOXX (tecovirimat) for priority review by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The number of states reporting geographically widespread flu rose from 4 to 7.
A meta-analysis finds 4 key differences between low-income and high-income nations involving children, pregnant women, and those with certain underlying medical conditions.
Flulike illness is high in 3 southern states, flu is widespread in 4 states, and one marker has topped the national baseline.
The agency reports increased activity overall, 5 pediatric deaths, and a variant H1N1 infection in Iowa.
The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MOH) reported two new cases of MERS-CoV over the past week, according to its daily updates on the disease.
