The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging hospitals to accelerate advanced testing of people they suspect may have bird flu. Its alert to doctors and hospitals follows a few rare ...

The CDC says the seasonal flu vaccine will not protect against the bird flu. Still, the CDC recommends receiving the seasonal flu vaccine, especially for people who may be exposed to infected ...

For example, during the 2021-2022 influenza season, due to COVID-19 restrictions including social distancing and masking, the CDC estimated that influenza was associated with 9 million illnesses ...

Only one flu strain — influenza A — is known to cause global epidemics of disease, the CDC said “Pandemics can happen when a different and new influenza A virus infects people and spreads ...