trouble getting the generic version of it. so the biden administration is saying to states, if you need it, let us know, because we have a stockpile with tamiflu and other drugs that was tapped into for covid and pox, and so states have their own stockpiles and if you re running low, let us know and we could give you some of what we have. let s take a look at flu numbers because they are still so high. this is a map of the united states. there are only five states here where flt high or very high levels. all of the red and orange and purple, that is high or very high. so only five states are not high or very high levels of flu. and if you look at how the flu has been accumulating since the beginning of the season, there has been at least 150,000 hospitalizations, and at least 9300 deaths. now, the problem with this flu season is not just that it is bad, but that it came so early. and so there may have been some
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the cdc did just recently release numbers looking at the week following thafg and numbers were down week over week, down 10%. that could be a blip. it happens sometimes you get a blip of a one week de-reese and then it goes back up again. i can say talking to doctors, they are getting hammered, that s the word they use, they re getting hammered with the flu. there s still a ton out there. let s take a look at the toll the flu season has had here so far. there have been at least 150,000 hospitalizations and at least 9,300 deaths. i want to say, get a flu shot it can still protect you because we will have quite a bit of flu in front of us, even if it is really, truly going down. don, kaitlan? it s not just flu we re dealing with, don was saying the other day, one flu shot, one covid booster he got.
let s start off with the flu. how is that outlook? so, flu numbers actually went down a little bit. so on friday, the cdc posted new numbers. looking at what happened in the weeks after thanksgiving and week to week it did go the numbers went down 10%. but, and i can so i this from having covered flu, a one-week dip does not mean anything. it could go right back up next week. so a one week dip does not a trend make. but let s look at the flu season thus far. flu is still terrible. doctors are getting hammered. there have been 150,000 hospitalizations and 9300 deaths. so this is been a really tough flu season this far. and it is not too late to get your flu shot and you should get it because it is still quite bad out there. it is tough, because it is a triple threat. you have the flu and rsv and
of the picture too. so america in a sense is facing a triple threat of respiratory viruses. cnn s gloria paz me a know has the latest. many hospitals are simply getting overwhelmed. that s right, pam, and there is ongoing concern regarding the flu and vaccination against the flu. the numbers have begun to she a little bit of an improvement over the last few days, but public health officials are still reminding people to get their vaccinations, not just the flu vaccine, but also the covid vaccine and their booster. now, in terms of the flu, like i said, the numbers are improving, but we re still seeing pretty significant rates of infection compared to previous years. let me put up the numbers for you. according to the cdc, more than 15 million cases as of last week, 150,000 hospitalizations, and 9,300 deaths. now, to put that in historical context, those numbers have not