together with family and friends safely because we haven t really been able to do so for such a long time. i do want to put the numbers in some context. according to the cdc. so far, more than 15 million people have become sick as a result of the flu. 150,000 hospitalizations and 9300 deaths in the season so far. to put that in historical context, the numbers have not been as high during the season for at least a decade and that is certainly part of what is leading officials to be concerned about what is left of the flu season. there are things you can do to prevent getting sick and getting other people sick. officials once again encouraging people to mask up well they are indoors. several cities around the country have issued new guidance. not a requirement, that people
gather and to get together with families and friends safely because we haven t really been able to do so for such a long time. now, i do want to put the numbers in some context. according to the cdc so far more than 15 million people have become sick as a result of the flu. 150,000 hospitalizations and 9300 deaths in the season so far. to put that in historical context, those numbers have not been as high during the season for at least a decade and that is certainly part of what s leading officials to be concerned about what is left of the flu season. now, there are things you can do to prevent getting sick and getting other people sick. officials once again encouraging people to mask up while they are indoors. several cities around the country have issued new guidance not a requirement that people wear a mask when they are
enoughgh beds. reporter: as hospitals struggle, the cdc says flu infections appear to be declining in some areas, though still dramatically outpacing last year s numbers. in over ten weeks, more than 9,300 flu death, 150,000 hospitalizations. the most of any flu season in more than a decade. covid infections are also up 40% over 2 weeks as fatalities climb 25% though cases remain far below pandemic highs. as record rsv cases are peaking it just happened so fast. reporter: jordan marquez says after 3-month-old amaya caught covid, it was rsv that nearly took her life. every day she was just laying there and like who knows if her lungs were going to get better or not. reporter: this hospital like so many others across the country is overwhelmed, now putting two cribs in each room to handle the influx of children. outside a triage tent in a parking lot is taking adult patients,
gloria pazmino joins me with more. what are we learning from the data? how many people got their flu shots this year? reporter: not nearly enough if we consider what the health department puts out as a target. 70% of people should ideally be vaccinated against the flu, but so far this season only 40% of adults and 46% of children have received their flu vaccine. as you said, we are in the middle of this triple threat with these three viruses. rsv, the flu, and covid. and all of this as we are preparing to go into the full swing of the holiday season. let s put up the numbers. influenza in the u.s. as of a couple of days ago, 15 million cases, 150,000 hospitalizations, and 9,300 deaths. there is a slight improvement, but i want to put all of this in some historical context because
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