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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.

There’s a measles outbreak in a West Texas county with one of the lowest childhood vaccination rates in the country. In other parts of the state, the flu is spreading like wildfire, causing mass absenteeism in schools. COVID numbers are also flaring up. And the rate of TB infections is also climbing higher. And it’s unclear what to expect from bird flu. We’re going to get the latest on the spread of infectious diseases and if we are ready.

The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 64 influenza-associated outbreaks during that time. It added that 3,262 Texans and four children died of influenza or pneumonia since flu season began on Oct. 1.

To avoid catching the virus, colloquially known as 'stomach flu,' wash hands with soap and water, and avoid touching the face. Alcohol-based hand sanitizers are not effective against it.

Is there a way for scientists to tell how long a person's immunity will last? A team at Stanford Medicine might have found a way to do just that — with the help of some of the cells found in our bone marrow.

COVID-19, influenza, and RSV are on the rise for cold and flu season, and experts said kids are feeling it now.

A strain of influenza appears to have disappeared from the planet since COVID. As a result, U.S. flu vaccines have been redesigned.

National data shows COVID-19 levels are moderate. In most of the U.S., levels of other respiratory viruses are low, although RSV is ticking up in some southeastern states.

The at-home nasal swab kit simultaneously tests for COVID-19 and two strains of the flu.

Kids seem to be catching everything and getting sicker as the pandemic enters its third winter, leaving physicians and researchers to figure out what's going on.