(Vax-Before-Travel News)<\/p>\n
Seasonal influenza activity is continuing to decline in most areas of the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Currently, influenza A activity is low across all Health and Human Services (HHS) regions as the 2025-2026 flu season approaches its final weeks.<\/p>\n
During Week 13, which ended on April 4, 2026, the CDC reported thirteen influenza-associated pediatric deaths. Twelve of these deaths occurred during the current 2025\u20132026 season, bringing the total number of pediatric deaths this season to 139.<\/p>\n
Approximately 85% of the deaths with known vaccination status involved children who were not fully vaccinated.<\/p>\n
Some central regions, such as HHS Regions 7 and 8, have reported higher absolute numbers of flu-related fatalities this season.<\/p>\n
Overall, the CDC’s in-season severity assessment framework classifies this flu season as moderate across all age groups.<\/p>\n
Throughout the season, Influenza A(H3N2) viruses have been the most frequently reported type, with a report from September 28, 2025, indicating that 92.8% belong to subclade K. National and state health officials continue to recommend that everyone aged 6 months and older get vaccinated against influenza.<\/p>\n
The CDC specifically advises flu shot boosters for certain high-risk individuals and encourages vaccination for people traveling to areas with ongoing influenza outbreaks.<\/p>\n
“Even late in the season, vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and your family,” noted a CDC spokesperson.<\/p>\n
Travelers heading to regions where flu circulates year-round or to the Southern Hemisphere\u2014now entering its flu season\u2014are especially encouraged to get vaccinated if they have not yet received this season’s shot.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, as of April 12, 2026, the nasal spray at-home flu shot FluMist is sold out for this influenza season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Vax-Before-Travel News) Seasonal influenza activity is continuing to decline in most areas of the United States, according to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":394618,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[103,61,60],"class_list":{"0":"post-394617","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-health","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-ie","10":"tag-ireland"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=394617"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394617\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/394618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=394617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=394617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=394617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}