CDC halts ‘very successful’ flu vaccine campaign

CDC: Flu season worst in a decade
The current flu season is shaping up to be the worst in a decade. So far, there have been at least 29 million illnesses and 370,000 hospitalizations related to the flu -- the most since the 2015-2016 season, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's weekly flu report .
Amid worst U.S. flu season in decades, RFK Jr.–led CDC pulls vaccine campaign
Yes, seasonal flu shots are still available, and no, it’s not too late to get yours. But you’d be forgiven for being confused, because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has halted one of its educational flu vaccine campaigns.
CDC halts ‘very successful’ flu vaccine campaign as cases surge
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pulled back a public health campaign promoting the flu vaccine as cases of the flu have surged in recent weeks. The now-defunct “Wild to Mild” flu vaccination campaign encouraged people to get the flu vaccine,
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The CDC has terminated a successful flu vaccination campaign educating the public on the efficacy and benefits of flu vaccines, according to a report from NPR.
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CDC axes its flu vaccination campaign
We're smack dab in the middle of one of the worse flu seasons in the last two decades, where at least 24 million Americans-and counting-have caught the flu. WastewaterSCAN reports that the majority of sites across the country are measuring "high" for Influenza A (as well as for SARS-CoV-2 and RSV,
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As flu rages, the Trump administration has pulled the plug on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention flu immunization campaign that targeted high-risk groups, including pregnant women.
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