The US is experiencing its most intense flu season since 2009 This flu season has shuttered schools across the nation and resulted in the deaths of more than 50 children.
Flu season typically peaks in February] “We had over 40 percent of all of our students out.
Influenza is very scary,” Dr. Jason Newland, the division chief of infectious diseases at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, told TODAY.com.
It also reported 10 additional influenza-associated pediatric deaths, making a total of 57 this season.
So far, there have been at least 13,000 deaths, 310,000 hospitalizations, and 24 million flu illnesses.
