This week’s report
View the current weekly flu report.
Highlights
- Influenza severity for Massachusetts is moderate this week.
- The percentage of influenza-like illness visits for Massachusetts has increased and is higher than the previous two years in the same week.
- Overall influenza-like illness activity for Massachusetts is high this week. The Inner Metro Boston region is reporting moderate ILI activity while all other regions are reporting high ILI activity.
- The percent of influenza-associated hospitalizations in Massachusetts has increased, but is lower than the previous two years in the same week.
- In the 2019-2020 flu season, more influenza B than influenza A positive specimens have been reported by hospitals and outpatient facilities in Massachusetts.
- All influenza strains that have been characterized in Massachusetts this season to date are covered by the current influenza vaccine.
- Nationally, influenza-like illness activity remains elevated and influenza B is most common.
- Additional statewide and national data including geographic spread, ILI activity, and pneumonia and influenza mortality are available at CDC’s FluView Weekly Report at https://www.cdc.gov/fluview/index.html and FluView Interactive https://www.cdc.gov/fluview/overview/fluview-interactive.html.
Flu activity is increasing. It’s not too late to get vaccinated. Flu vaccination is always the best way to prevent flu and its potentially serious complications.
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| Date published: | January 10, 2020 |
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