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    The worst flu outbreak in a decade has struck! The number of hospitalizations in states in the United States has surged

    • Last Update: 2023-01-01
    • Source: Internet
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    According to the US news website Axios local time on the 5th, the worst flu in the United States in more than a decade has impacted the medical and health system
    that has been on the verge of collapse due to the new crown epidemic and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
     
    The flu has reportedly left nearly every state at high or very high levels
    of flu activity.
     
    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), flu-related hospitalizations nearly doubled during Thanksgiving from the previous week and were the highest since
    the 2010-2011 flu season.
    Among them, adults aged 65 and older and children aged 4 and under are the most affected, especially if they have underlying health problems
    .
     
    But about 40 percent of Americans say they don't plan to get a flu shot this season, mainly because they are worried that the vaccine won't work well or have side effects
    .
     
    Over the past two years, masks and other coronavirus measures have largely contained the flu and interrupted its seasonal spread
    , public health experts say.
    But as people return to their pre-pandemic lives, they are also making them more vulnerable to infection
    .
     
    Last year, a team of researchers predicted a sharp rebound in children once personal protective measures were lifted, and researchers urged a strong "follow-up vaccination program.
    "
     
    The CDC estimates that at least 8.
    7 million people have been ill, 78,000 hospitalized and 4,500 dead
    so far in flu season.
     
    According to CNN, the Biden administration has pledged resources and personnel to help local health systems respond to the flu surge, but has not considered declaring a public health emergency for the time being
    .
     
    According to the CDC, flu hospitalizations were nearly 80 percent
    higher among African-American adults than among white adults between 2009 and 2022.
    But less than 43 percent of African-American, Hispanic, and Native American adults were vaccinated
    during the 2021-2022 flu season.
     
    In a letter to states, Xavier Becerra wrote that the federal government could step in to help a stressed health care system, such as allowing understaffed hospitals to enjoy exemptions to increase their ability to treat patients or making it easier for them to transfer flu, coronavirus or RSV patients
    .
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