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CDC Says Child Flu Deaths Reached Concerning Highs Last Year

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Child Flu Deaths Increases In US As Vaccination Rates Drop, CDC Warns

The 2023-24 flu season saw nearly 200 child deaths in the US, with most victims unvaccinated, according to the CDC. Vaccination rates have dropped, with only 53 per cent of children receiving flu shots.

Prevention on MSN · 10h

The CDC Says Child Flu Deaths Reached Concerning Highs Last Year

The CDC just released data that show a lot of children died of the flu last year. Here's what doctors recommend.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

CDC: Flu deaths in children reach troubling highs amid drops in vaccinations

The deaths coincide with drops in vaccinations among children. As of May 11, just over 53% of children between ages 6 months and 17 years old were vaccinated this season, which was lower than the prior season’s 56%, when there were 187 deaths. This past season is also lower than pre-pandemic coverage when 62.4% of children were vaccinated in 2020.

CDC warns flu deaths in children spiked amid decline in vaccinations

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the total death count from the 2023-2024 flu season and revealed it to be one of the worst for child deaths in U.S. history. 199 children died—the same as in the 2019-2020 flu season.

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CDC Launches ‘Agency-Wide Strategy’ On ‘Health Equity’ For LGBT, Minorities

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Thursday that it will reorganize its Office of Health Equity ...

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U.S. Whooping Cough Cases Rising, Especially in Teens, CDC Says

Whooping cough cases are climbing at the fastest pace in years as students across America return to school, U.S. health ...

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This dominant COVID-19 variant accounts for over 50% of cases, new CDC data shows

The COVID-19 variant KP.3.1.1 rose 12.7% and now makes up over 50% of COVID cases, the CDC Nowcast data tracker shows.

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'This is how pandemics start': CDC shares major update on first human case of HN51 with no known animal link

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has provided a major update on the first human case of bird flu in the US with ...

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CDC reports drop in teen e-cigarette use, but risks remain high across the U.S.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that more than 1.6 million U.S. middle and high school students ...

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CDC recommends ways for hospitals to reduce diagnostic errors

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises hospitals to improve diagnoses by improving communication with ...

Minnesota Daily23h

Minnesota receives $5 million CDC grant to expand biomonitoring program

The Minnesota Department of Health received part of a $5 million Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grant to ...

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CDC: U.S. whooping cough cases rising, especially in teens

Whooping cough cases are climbing at the fastest pace in years as students across America return to school, U.S. health ...

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CDC Launching ‘Agency-Wide Strategy’ On ‘Health Equity’ For LGBT, Minorities

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Thursday that it will reorganize its Office of Health Equity (OHE) ...

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SFSD: Whooping cough case at Roosevelt High School

A whooping cough case has been confirmed by the South Dakota Department of Health for a student in the Sioux Falls School ...

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