Influenza Update: Hospital Admissions Double During post-Thanksgiving Week

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Rochelle Walensky on Monday said during a telebriefing that new admissions to the nation's hospitals doubled in the week following Thanksgiving with the increase most notable among adults aged ≥70 years.

In another sign that the 2022-2023 influenza season is off to a sobering start GoodRx reports that prescription fills for the antiviral medication Tamiflu and oseltamivir, its generic, are up by 100% over this time last year.

Scan the data snapshot here of Flu in the USA, based on the latest CDC Weekly US influenza surveillance report and other official sources.

^a Johns Hopkins Weekly Hospital Trends

^b IPSOS/NORC Cumulative Influenza Vaccination Coverage and Intent for Vaccination

^c GoodRx Flu Season Tracking Tamiflu Fills