Cold and Flu - Page 22

June 23, 2022

CDC panel recommends seniors get newer flu vaccines

A federal advisory panel recommended that U.S. seniors receive newer flu vaccines. Those who are ages 65 and up are at higher risk of developing flu complications.

June 21, 2022

Officials fear avian flu as Massachusetts island sees hundreds of birds wash up on shore

Hundreds of dead birds washed up on the coast of Martha's Vineyard and experts fear a highly contagious strain of avian flu is responsible.

March 5, 2022

NASA study: Each state has own climatic threshold for flu outbreaks

NASA satellite data has highlighted a critical relationship between low humidity and the outbreak of flu in the U.S. according to researchers. 

January 11, 2022

Spanish PM urges European leaders to treat COVID-19 as an 'endemic' illness, track it like the flu

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez proposed treating COVID-19 as an “endemic disease" rather than a pandemic this week, saying that Spain is considering a move to start tracking the virus like the flu instead of counting every case.

January 7, 2022

COVID-19, flu and cold: The symptoms and how they differ

Between a surge of COVID-19 variants, an active flu season and other spreading viruses, determining what an illness is can be tricky. 

January 7, 2022

First 'flurona' case detected in Los Angeles area

The first confirmed case of the "flurona" — the flu and coronavirus combination — has been confirmed in Los Angeles County.

January 5, 2022

'Flurona' hits US amid record COVID-19 cases, resurgence of influenza

Multiple cases of "flurona," or COVID-19 and an influenza infection simultaneously, have been detected in the United States as the nation sees a resurgence of the flu amid record COVID-19 cases.

January 4, 2022

What is 'flurona?'

In the U.S., experts warned this winter about concerns over a potential "twindemic," and urged Americans to get a flu shot and vaccinated or boosted against COVID-19.

January 3, 2022

Israel detects case of 'flurona' in unvaccinated pregnant woman

Flu cases were at historic lows during last year's season as schools shut down and workplaces went remote, but with a resurgence of influenza, concerns about a “twindemic” caused by “flurona" are high.

December 28, 2021

Flu season resurges in US as omicron cancels flights, stokes NYE fears

As travelers across the U.S. have been surprised to find their flights canceled this week amidst the holiday season, cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus and flu hospitalizations are on the rise.