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Weekly Flu Report, October 18, 2019

Massachusetts Department of Public Health weekly influenza update
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This week's report

View the current weekly flu report.

Highlights

  • Influenza severity and Influenza-like illness activity for Massachusetts are low this week.
  • The percent of influenza-associated hospitalizations in Massachusetts is comparable to the last two flu seasons in the same week.
  • At this point in the 2019-2020 flu season, influenza A is more common than Influenza B.
  • Nationally, flu activity is low, consistent with typical levels of activity at this time of year.
  • Additional statewide and national data including geographic spread, ILI activity, and pneumonia and influenza mortality are available at CDC’s FluView Weekly Report at www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly and FluView Interactive www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/fluviewinteractive.htm.

Flu season has begun and the best time to get your flu shot is now!

Additional Resources

Open DOC file, 379 KB,  Weekly Flu Report, October 18, 2019 (Accessible Version) (English, DOC 379 KB)
Date published: October 18, 2019

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