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This Year’s Flu Season Could Be Devastating

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Public health officials are warning  that this year’s flu season could be worse than usual, according to the Association of Health Care Journalists.

“We don’t know what’s going to happen, but there’s a chance we could have a season similar to Australia,” Dr. Daniel Jernigan, influenza chief at the Centers for Disease Control, told the Associated Press.

Australia has not yet collected all its data from flu season, but there might be evidence suggesting the flu vaccine was less effective than is typical. Initial data has also suggested more adults and children contracted the flu than in recent years.

 

About 5% to 20% of the U.S. population comes down with the flu each year. During the 2016 flu season, which was broadly characterized as moderate, more than 600,000 were hospitalized as a result of complications from the flu, according to the CDC.

“I like to say flu is fickle. I am often asked ‘how severe will the season be?’ It will be severe and it will always be severe,” Vanderbilt University School of Medicine professor Dr. William Schaffner said. “Flu vaccination is our first and best line of defense to prevent flu.”

 

Last year, the U.S. flu vaccine was about 42% effective, which means people who got the shot were 42% less likely to need additional medical care due to the flu.

 

Although anyone who suffers the flu isn’t gaining much, some stocks are set to capitalize on a tough flu season.

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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