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Amid COVID-19 pandemic, flu has disappeared in the US - Fox News

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, flu has disappeared in the US - Fox News

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, flu has disappeared in the US - Fox News
Feb 25, 2021 37 secs

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Flu-related hospitalizations, however, are a small fraction of where they would stand during even a very mild season, said Brammer, who oversees the CDC’s tracking of the virus.

Flu death data for the whole U.S.

One pediatric flu death has been reported so far this season, compared with 92 reported at the same point in last year’s flu season.

Nevertheless, many labs are using a CDC-developed "multiplex test" that checks specimens for both the coronavirus and flu, Brammer said.

More than 190 million flu vaccine doses were distributed this season, but the number of infections is so low that it’s difficult for CDC to do its annual calculation of how well the vaccine is working, Brammer said.

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