influenza

This year’s flu vaccine is not a good match for the flu strain that is circulating this season

Farms that raise turkeys and chickens for meat and eggs are on high alert, fearing a repeat of a widespread bird flu outbreak in 2015 that killed 50 million birds across 15 states and cost the federal government nearly $1 billion

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Dr. Brophy from ProHealth Physicians explained why it’s more important now than ever to get vaccinated.

The same measures that are recommended for reducing the spread of the coronavirus, including social distancing, frequent hand washing and wearing face masks, may also help limit the impact of cold and flu season.

Healther Camilleri isn’t wasting anytime protecting herself this flu season. “Already got it. Today. Left arm.  I just took the band-aid off,” the Farmington woman said on Friday. “I figured I might as well get it before they run out.” Drug stores and doctors offices are already offering the shot but not everyone is putting it on their to do list...

Medical experts say it’s more important than ever to get a flu shot this season as the coronavirus pandemic continues into the fall and winter months.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are reporting that getting a flu vaccine this season will be “more important than ever.” Public health leaders and doctors are aiming to lower the risk of significant flu outbreaks this fall and winter as they prepare for the potential surge of patients diagnosed with COVID-19. The CDC believes it is likely that…

Health experts say the flu shot will be even more important than ever this year amid the coronavirus pandemic.

A total of 49 people have died of flu-related illness in Connecticut so far this season.

The Department of Public Health said that nine new flu deaths were reported in Connecticut over the past week.

Nine additional flu deaths are reported in Connecticut. The state Department of Public Health released influenza statistics on Thursday, which said the nine additional-related flu deaths were reported during the week of Feb. 9-15 and all nine were adults. Flu remains widespread in the state. There have been 49 flu-related deaths in Connecticut this season. One of the victims was…

A second wave of flu is hitting the U.S., turning this into one of the nastiest seasons for children in a decade. The number of child deaths and the hospitalization rate for youngsters are the highest seen at this point in any season since the severe flu outbreak of 2009-10, health officials said Friday. And the wave is expected...

The Department of Public Health announced eight new reported flu-related deaths in Connecticut.

Eight additional flu deaths have been reported in Connecticut. The state Department of Health has released influenza statistics for the week of Feb. 2 and all eight people who died were adults. Flu remains widespread in Connecticut. There have been 40 flu-related deaths in the state this season. One was a child. The number of flu-related hospitalizations in the state…

A student from China who became ill while at the Yale Model United Nations conference has tested negative for coronavirus, according to New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker. “We have just received information from the State Department of Public Health that the student participating in the Yale Model United Nations program has tested negative for coronavirus after lab testing with the…

A total of 13 people have died from flu-related illnesses this flu season.

Another two flu deaths have been reported in Connecticut and the people who died were between the ages of 25 and 49, according to state Department of Health statistics. There have been seven flu-related deaths in Connecticut this season and the most recent two were during the week of Dec. 29 to Jan. 4. The other five flu-related deaths were…

The flu continues to spread across the U.S., with elevated activity in nearly every state. On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported widespread flu in 30 states — mostly on the West Coast, along the southern border, and in the Mid-Atlantic states. The CDC estimates there have been at least 3.7 million flu cases so far this...

There have been two flu-related deaths in Connecticut. The Connecticut Department of Health weekly influenza report for the week of Nov. 2-9 says there were two in the week and they are the first two of the season.