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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Gloria Oladipo in New York

US hospital flu cases highest in a decade amid winter vaccination warning

Flu vaccination rates have fallen in the US.
Flu vaccination rates have fallen in the US. Photograph: Mark J Terrill/AP

Hospitalizations from the flu are the highest they have been in a decade as experts warn that other Covid variants and respiratory illnesses are on the rise.

Flu-related cases, hospitalizations, and deaths are all at a 10-year high, reported the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday, with adults over the age of 65 and young children most affected.

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