It’s official: Flu season is in full swing. In fact, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of positive influenza tests reported to the CDC have increased each week for about three consecutive months.
Category: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Flu’s Back in the U.S. After a Slow Start, Hitting NYC Hard
Following a late and somewhat milder than normal season last year, influenza picked up in the middle of December, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s weekly report. The virus isn’t working its way across the nation in its usual southeast to northwest pattern, however.
1 Worsening Problem That Obamacare Simply Can’t Cure
Despite its many criticisms, the Affordable Care Act has arguably been the closest thing to universal healthcare that Americans have ever seen. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the uninsured rate in the U.S. fell from 16% in the quarter immediately preceding the implementation of the ACA, which is more affably known as Obamacare, to just 8.9% by mid-2016.