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Scientists at the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed that the hospitalisation rate per 100,000 people was already hitting 59.9 after 18 weeks. It took 25 weeks for the
hospitalisation rate to reach that point during the deadly 2014-2015 season when 34 million Americans fell ill. In that season, 710,000 people were admitted to hospital and 56,000 people
died. CDC director Dr Daniel Jernigan, said more Americans were seeking medical care for flu than at any time since the swine pandemic nearly a decade ago. He said: “This is the highest
level of activity recorded since the 2009 pandemic.” All 50 states, excluding Hawaii, have reported “widespread” Aussie flu. CDC revealed on Friday the deaths of 22 more children from
flu-related causes. The deaths bring the total number of children reported to have died to 84 since October, when the current flu season began. DOCTOR EXPLAINS HOW A FLU SHOT CAN HELP
PREVENT AUSSIE FLU Twelve-year-old Dylan Pinnock was named as the latest youngster to die from the virus after developing a fever. The deadly flu also claimed the life of Karlie Illg
Slaven, 37, who died in Indiana from a flu-related illness after looking after her two sick children. The H3N2 virus is the most deadly “seasonal” strains of the deadly flu, which has been
around for 50 years.