‘We Were Hoping To Have Better News’: Flu Continues To Get Worse For Yet Another Week

The latest weekly report shows 1 out of every 13 doctor visits last week was for fever, cough and other symptoms of the flu, matching the peak levels during the 2009 swine flu pandemic, and 1 in 10 of all deaths reported in the United States were caused by flu or pneumonia. Meanwhile, the severity of the season is driving up profits for those in the health industry.

from Kaiser Health News http://ift.tt/2BqC3wl