The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shares weekly influenza data through FluView. The 2024–25 season was classified as a high severity season overall, and the most recent report from May 10 indicates that rates of influenza continue to decline across the U.S.
Despite this, data from this season are stark:
- The cumulative hospitalization rate was the highest observed since the 2010-2011 season.
- The total number of pediatric deaths as of from May 10 was 227, the highest since the 2009-2010 season when 288 deaths were recorded.
- Ninety percent of the pediatric deaths occurred in children who were not fully vaccinated.
- CDC estimated at least 47 million illnesses, 610,000 hospitalizations, and 27,000 deaths occurred this 2024-2025 season.
If you have not taken time to check out FluView at any point, you may want to do so since the page offers a comprehensive evaluation of influenza-related activity on a weekly basis. Data include percentages of outpatient visits for respiratory infections, virologic data of influenza types from clinical labs, susceptibility to antiviral medications, and activity maps to help visualize burden of disease across the country.
Finally, while the page does not include vaccine-related information, the fact that 90% of the pediatric deaths occurred in unvaccinated children is an important reminder of why we need to encourage parents to consider not only the risks and benefits of vaccination but also those of disease. Many of the 227 pediatric deaths would likely have been averted with vaccination.
Check out the weekly report for the most up-to-date information.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shares weekly influenza data through FluView. The 2024–25 season was classified as a high severity season overall, and the most recent report from May 10 indicates that rates of influenza continue to decline across the U.S.
Despite this, data from this season are stark:
- The cumulative hospitalization rate was the highest observed since the 2010-2011 season.
- The total number of pediatric deaths as of from May 10 was 227, the highest since the 2009-2010 season when 288 deaths were recorded.
- Ninety percent of the pediatric deaths occurred in children who were not fully vaccinated.
- CDC estimated at least 47 million illnesses, 610,000 hospitalizations, and 27,000 deaths occurred this 2024-2025 season.
If you have not taken time to check out FluView at any point, you may want to do so since the page offers a comprehensive evaluation of influenza-related activity on a weekly basis. Data include percentages of outpatient visits for respiratory infections, virologic data of influenza types from clinical labs, susceptibility to antiviral medications, and activity maps to help visualize burden of disease across the country.
Finally, while the page does not include vaccine-related information, the fact that 90% of the pediatric deaths occurred in unvaccinated children is an important reminder of why we need to encourage parents to consider not only the risks and benefits of vaccination but also those of disease. Many of the 227 pediatric deaths would likely have been averted with vaccination.
Check out the weekly report for the most up-to-date information.