Was Live Fri, Feb 28, 2025 | 11am PST
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Guest Speakers
- Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, Professor of Medicine and director of the Immunocompromised Host Infectious Diseases Program, University of California, San Francisco
- Dr. Benjamin Neuman, Professor of Biology and former chief Virologist at the Global Health Research Complex, Texas A&M University
- Dr. Daniel Turner-Lloveras, Co-Founder and CEO, The Latino Health Innovation Alliance | SaludConTech, and Adjunct Professor of Medicine at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
Event Overview
The seasonal flu this year is the worst the US has experienced in 15 years. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 29 million cases of influenza have been reported, leading to at least 370,000 hospitalizations, and 16,000 deaths.
Speakers this week will discuss the alarming rise in cases of flu; tips for preventing and treating the illness; underlying environmental and health factors that make certain populations, including kids and elders more vulnerable to flu-related pneumonia; and lower vaccination rates.
Story
America Faces the Worst Flu Season in 15 Years
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