CDC: Flu Deaths Are Up

By Renee Fonner Sep 28, 2018 | 6:47 AM

(Washington, DC) — The CDC says 80-thousand Americans died from the flu last season. That means the flu killed more people than traffic collisions, gun violence and opioid overdoses last year. It’s also a big spike in flu deaths – a severe flu season usually kills less than 60-thousand Americans. The CDC pins the increase on the H3 virus, which is especially deadly among children and the elderly. Flu season runs until spring, and the CDC is urging everyone to get their flu shot.

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