2026
February
25,
2026
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13:38 PM
America/Chicago
Warmer weather may be on the horizon but Cook Children’s pediatricians remind the public that flu season is far from over. The current season, which began Sept. 28, 2025, and runs through May 23, …
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2025
February
12,
2025
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11:10 AM
America/Chicago
Cook Children’s Medical Center – Fort Worth continues to see more than 900 positive influenza A cases, a record high compared with previous years. More than 1,900 patients were tested for influenza A, B, and RSV during the week of Feb. 2 - 8. …
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2022
October
06,
2022
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13:54 PM
America/Chicago
By Jean YaegerGetting a flu shot every year is the best way to fight off the influenza viruses that can cause serious complications, especially for children ages 5 and younger.The flu vaccine works to prevent you from catching the flu – or, reduce …
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2019
December
30,
2019
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13:11 PM
America/Chicago
An unusual and even deadly flu season continues to impact the area's children.
Last week (Dec. 22-Dec.28, 2019) at Cook Children's Medical Center, 1,457 children tested for the flu. Five hundred forty-six patients tested positive for …
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2018
January
22,
2018
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13:56 PM
America/Chicago
The pediatricians at Cook Children’s are prepared to be busy over the next couple of weeks and for good reason.
Once school was back from the Christmas break, kids returned to share their germs with one another. To make things worse, …
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2016
September
13,
2016
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10:34 AM
America/Chicago
The flu season has already begun at Cook Children’s. In late August, a patient was diagnosed with Flu B, the earliest case in at least three years, and physicians expect this to be only the beginning.
With the upcoming season, now is …
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