first for the biden administration. there is alarming news tonight about the flu in america. the cd says the number of children who died from the flu nearly doubled last week. 40 kids have been killed so far this season. in tonight s health watch, cbs s omar villafranca reports on the surge of cases in dallas. this is the first time i have known the flu to be horrible. reporter: mary stein enter 3-year-old son james have spent the last few nights in a dallas hospital. his cough got so strong and so hard, we have been here since wednesday night. diagnosed with flu a. and then that turned into right side and ammonia. reporter: coughing kids have kept dr. stephanie atia with dallas medical city children saw a hospital busy for months. we are seeing more flu this year than we did last year or the year before. reporter: nationally the number of flu cases has decreased but in southern states, flu activity is still high, including in
Progress in vaccine roll-out last fall contrasts with waning public trust, largely due to challenges in accessing RSV vaccines. However, COVID-19-related hospitalizations have surged since November. By mid-December 2023, the CDC reported a nationwide increase in flu cases, despite vaccination falling short of 2022 s total by 8 million.