We are in the midst of the nation's worst flu season in recent decades. At least 24 million illnesses, 310,000 hospitalizations, and 13,000 influenza-linked deaths—including 57 children—have plagued the U.S. this season, according to the CDC. Flu-related emergency department visits necessitated the CDC's most severe 'very high' ranking as of Feb. 7, as did influenza virus activity in national wastewater samples.
