Author: Karen Jacqueline

The new variant of Influenza A, or H3N2, successfully dubbed ‘super flu,’ has caused hospitalizations to nearly double in a week, the CDC reported. Flu is surging across the U.S., sending thousands more people to the hospital and hitting young children especially hard, as doctors warn the season still has a long way to go. According to the CDC, hospitalizations nearly doubled in a single week, rising to 19,053, up from 9,944 the week prior, and about 3,100 people have died from the flu this season. The number of pediatric deaths rose to five, up from…