flu season
noun
: the time of year, and especially the winter, when many people get influenza and other mild illnesses
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The big picture: Nationally, this is the worst flu season in 15 years, with estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of at least 29 million cases, the most since the 2009-2010 flu season, Axios' Tina Reed reported.
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Christine Clarridge, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
The uncertainty around the government’s process for regulating and recommending vaccines comes as the US is in the grips of a brutal flu season and experiencing a resurgence of measles, a vaccine preventable disease.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
So far this flu season, 86 children and 19,000 adults have died from the virus, according to the CDC.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 27 Feb. 2025
The flu season typically runs from October through May in the U.S., according to health experts.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2025
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Christine Clarridge, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
The uncertainty around the government’s process for regulating and recommending vaccines comes as the US is in the grips of a brutal flu season and experiencing a resurgence of measles, a vaccine preventable disease.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
So far this flu season, 86 children and 19,000 adults have died from the virus, according to the CDC.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 27 Feb. 2025
The flu season typically runs from October through May in the U.S., according to health experts.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Flu season.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flu%20season. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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