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Flu Season in the United States
About 1,400 people were hospitalized with flu in the latest week ending March 4, CDC data showed.‘So far this season in the United States there have been at least 26 million flu illnesses, 290,000 hospitalizations, and 18,000 deaths from flu, estimates the CDC.’
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The CDC recommends that everyone ages 6 months and older get an annual vaccine as long as flu activity continues. There are also prescription flu antiviral drugs that can be used to treat flu illness, which need to be started as early as possible, said the CDC.
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