The United States is experiencing a severe flu season with high hospitalization and death rates. The CDC reports millions of illnesses, thousands of hospitalizations, and over 13,000 deaths. Health experts warn that this flu season is particularly intense and unprecedented in its severity. Adding to the concern is the potential impact of limited access to health data under the Trump administration. The CDC's communication freeze during the Trump administration has raised concerns about timely public health information.
Flu season is in full force across the U.S.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated there have been at least 24 million flu illnesses, 310,000 hospitalizations and 13,000 deaths so far this season.Influenza usually peaks in the winter months, according to infectious disease epidemiologist and Chief Biopreparedness Officer of NYC Health and Hospital Dr. Syra Madad.'Flu activity is going very strong across the United States,' Madad said.
The freeze included press releases, guidance updates and social media posts from agencies including the CDC.RELATED STORY | New guidance issued on testing for avian fluThe CDC resumed publishing its weekly Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on Thursday.'The pause in health communications to the average American is still pretty significant,' Madad said.
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