Flu Season

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The current decline doesn’t mean flu will recede for the rest of the winter — second surges are common.

The Department of Health and Human Services announced this week that it would be releasing part of its stockpile of antiviral Tamiflu to help combat the flu.

Doctors and other experts say parents have alternatives if they encounter empty store shelves.

North Texans are not the only ones getting sick with the flu this season, dog flu outbreaks are hitting shelters and clinics across Dallas- Fort Worth.

COVID, the Flu and RSV cases are all up across the country and in DFW. NBC 5’s Brian Curtis spoke with Dallas County Health Director Dr. Phillip Huang about how vaccines and other precautions are encouraged.

State health officials say they’re concerned about how quickly the flu is spreading across the state. They say they haven’t seen numbers like this since before COVID-19.

According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, flu monitoring indicates the Texas flu season kicked off a few weeks earlier than usual this year.

The U.S. is experiencing a surge of flu and RSV in children, which could put a heavy burden on the health care system.

Doctors are reminding families to protect themselves going into the Thanksgiving holiday

Doctors are reminding families to protect themselves going into the Thanksgiving holiday

Texas continues to see an increase in flu and RSV infections with 91% of pediatric beds in the state being full.

A community flu drive helped residents in a Dallas area that has seen high mortality rates.

A community flu drive helped residents in a Dallas area that has seen high mortality rates.

Cook Children’s in Fort Worth says more than 600 children visited its emergency room over a 24-hour period, prompting a special reponse to meet the influx of patients.

There are a lot of sick kids in North Texas. Staff at the emergency room at Cook Children’s Hospital in Fort Worth treated more than 500 kids in just one day, and hospitals across North Texas are reporting similar numbers.

A private school in North Texas closed its campus this week to some of its students following an apparent outbreak of influenza. Greenhill School located along Spring Valley Road in Addison canceled classes Thursday and Friday for students in seventh through twelfth grade.

With COVID-19 and rising cases of flu and RSV, North Texans could be facing a rough winter ahead.

It’s cold and flu season again, which means you could be left wondering which virus is causing your symptoms. Here’s what you need to know.

Flu season is around the corner, and doctors are warning that it’s likely going to a bad flu season, based on what they’re seeing in other parts of the world. NBC 5’s Bianca Castro talks with Children’s Health pediatric pulmonologist Dr. Preeti Sharma about how the flu season is expected to affect children.