Pelley good evening. This is our western edition. So lets start with the good news about the flu. Today, the c. D. C. Said that the flu season in much of the country appears to have peaked. So weve seen the worst of it. But the worst still includes this the flu is now widespread in all but six states, and its sending americans 65 and older to the hospital at the highest rate in at least a decade. Heres dr. Jon lapook. Reporter at a Senior Center in new york city, the friday bingo game is in full swing but 96yearold mae robinson is thinking about her friend who recently caught the flu. My deceased friend had it. They worked very hard to save her, but she passed. Reporter the c. D. C. Began tracking flu hospitalization rates 10 years ago. This year, the hospitalization rate for patients over 65 has been more than twice the average rate over the previous five seasons. Dr. Susan rehm is an Infectious Disease specialist at the cleveland clinic. People who are 65 years of age and up tend to
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