High Alert: This Year's Bad Flu Season Takes a Toll on All Ages

The 2024-2025 flu season has taken a turn for the worse, with the CDC now reporting high levels of severity across all age groups (1). The strange trend of severe cases infecting both the young and the old has health officials particularly worried.

Number Crunching Current numbers report widespread flu activity in 47 states, with emergency room admissions for flu-like illness already exceeding seasonal peaks (1). Unlike earlier seasons when some age groups were more resistant, this year's virus is playing no favorites:

•        Children and teenagers: Seeing double the expected hospitalizations

•        Adults 18-49 years old: Contracting unusually severe symptoms

•        Adults 65 and older: High risk of complications