influenza

States will be able to request doses of the prescription flu medication Tamiflu kept in the Strategic National Stockpile. The Biden administration is not releasing how many doses will be made available.

Cases of COVID, flu and RSV continue to rise in parts of Florida yet COVID is the only of the three viruses to have a commercial at-home test kit.

The hospital is urging people with the flu to stay home or, in serious cases, head to a doctor's office or urgent care facility.

Reports of flu are already high in 17 states, and the hospitalization rate hasn’t been this high this early since the 2009 swine flu pandemic, according to the CDC.

Health officials advise residents not to let their guards down when it comes to infection control as the flu is still more prevalent in the community than it typically is over the summer.

The panel unanimously recommended certain flu vaccines for seniors, whose weakened immune systems don’t respond as well to traditional shots.

The vaccine shielded against a mild case of the virus by 16 percent, which was "considered not statistically significant,” a CDC report says.

The Red Cross is experiencing its lowest supply of blood in more than a decade heading into the holidays.

According to the CDC, just under 42 percent of Florida’s population ages 6 months and older received a vaccine last flu season — the lowest level in the country.

More social distancing led to fewer cases during the last flu season, but that means people didn’t have an opportunity to build immunity.