US to release flu meds from national stockpile to ease shortages
Dec 21, 2022
The decision comes as the nation suffers from an unusually early and hard flu season, with about 9,300 deaths so far.
White House takes more steps to up supply of rapid at-home COVID-19 tests
Oct 26, 2021
Tests will be be particularly useful during flu season because the tests can help distinguish between the flu and COVID-19.
Incidence of new-onset HTN higher for COVID-19 versus influenza patients
Aug 21, 2023
Hospitalized and nonhospitalized patients with COVID-19 were more likely to develop persistent hypertension than those with influenza.
CDC reports first American with new bird flu
Apr 29, 2022
The CDC notes that the risk to the general public is still low, however.
WHO chief sounds alarm on bird flu circulating in US cattle
Apr 22, 2024
The H5N1 avian flu virus that’s infecting US cattle is increasingly showing up in mammals — a dangerous sign that it could someday easily infect people.