2025 Flu Seasonal. Among hospitalized patients, flu accounted for nearly 18 percent of sampled respiratory cases (an increase of 5 percent from the previous week), while hmpv accounted. Health officials recommends that everyone 6 months and older get an annual flu vaccination, and they say it’s not too late.

Avian flu risk still ‘low’ after first us patient dies from h5n1 virus: An estimated 27,600 people die from the flu every.