In Chicago, test positivity for the flu was at 11.2% for the week that ended Dec. 21, up from just 2.6% two weeks earlier. About 2.8% of emergency department visits were for the flu for the week ...

Chicago doctors urge residents to get flu vaccine amid rise in cases 02:32. CHICAGO (CBS) – The flu has landed more people in the hospital nationwide this year than it has in the last decade.

Chicago flu cases spike, most intense in 15 years. Here's where to get a free vaccine. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on doctors’ visits for flu-like symptoms indicate ...

Still, flu and COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Chicago remains low. As of mid-January, less than a quarter of residents had received a flu shot, and less than 12% had received a COVID-19 shot.

Some experts believe the current flu strain is hitting children and seniors harder than previous strains. According to IDPH, the current flu strain circulating most in the state is H3, with some ...

The flu season is on track to be one of the worst in decades and flu activity is currently high in Cook County. 24/7 Live Chicago & Suburban Cook Co. North Suburbs West Suburbs South Suburbs NW ...

One hundred years ago, one of the worst plagues in history — a pandemic of Spanish influenza — spread across the globe and slammed into Chicago. The 1918 flu pandemic killed quickly ...

Overall, less than a quarter of Chicago residents, 23.3%, had received a flu shot and only 11.8% had received a COVID shot as of Dec. 28, 2024. The uptake of flu vaccines is the lowest mid-season ...

No children in Chicago died of the seasonal flu during the 2023-24 season, which runs from September to May, according to the department. One of the deaths occurred the first week of the year, and ...

Chicago residents do not need to show insurance or an ID card to get a flu shot this fall Published September 24, 2020 • Updated on October 5, 2020 at 2:29 pm BOOKMARKER ...