influenza /tags/influenza influenza en-US Copyright Thu, 06 Feb 2025 16:20:31 GMT Flu cases, hospitalizations climb in Ohio and Kentucky /health/2025-02-04/flu-cases-hospitalizations-climb-ohio-kentucky Most of the time, flu activity peaks between December and February, according to the CDC. Thu, 06 Feb 2025 16:20:31 GMT /health/2025-02-04/flu-cases-hospitalizations-climb-ohio-kentucky Isabel Nissley Ohio records first child death from influenza this season /local-news/2023-12-29/ohio-first-child-death-influenza-2023 The Department of Health says a nine-year-old Clermont County girl has died from the flu. Fri, 29 Dec 2023 18:37:27 GMT /local-news/2023-12-29/ohio-first-child-death-influenza-2023 Bill Rinehart Get vaccinated early to avoid another 'gnarly' cold and flu season, docs say /health/2023-08-21/get-vaccinated-early-avoid-cold-flu-season There are a number of vaccines available to prevent respiratory illness, including a new one for people over the age of 60 against the widespread virus RSV. Mon, 21 Aug 2023 08:39:00 GMT /health/2023-08-21/get-vaccinated-early-avoid-cold-flu-season Nick Swartsell Respiratory viruses are flowing through the Cincinnati area. That means the old rules apply /health/2022-12-12/respiratory-viruses-cincinnati-health-collaborative "All of those preventive measures we know work, which is social distancing, staying home when you don't feel well, testing for both COVID and flu, and getting vaccinated," The Health Collaborative's Tiffany Mattingly says. Mon, 12 Dec 2022 22:23:16 GMT /health/2022-12-12/respiratory-viruses-cincinnati-health-collaborative Bill Rinehart Influenza season has come early to the area /local-news/2022-11-08/influenza-season-has-come-early-to-the-area Most hospitalizations from the flu in Ohio are in the Dayton and Cincinnati areas. Tue, 08 Nov 2022 19:56:13 GMT /local-news/2022-11-08/influenza-season-has-come-early-to-the-area Bill Rinehart Flu Season Is Upon Us. How Bad Will It Be? /health/2021-09-13/how-bad-will-flu-season-be One UC professor says flu season severity in the southern hemisphere is usually an indicator of what will happen in the northern hemisphere. So far, the outlook is good. Mon, 13 Sep 2021 07:57:00 GMT /health/2021-09-13/how-bad-will-flu-season-be Bill Rinehart Kentucky Flu Cases Double From A Year Ago /health/2020-02-10/kentucky-flu-cases-double-from-a-year-ago Case of flu are widespread across the Commonwealth. The reported influenza cases are twice what it was this time a year ago.Connie White with the State… Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:07:25 GMT /health/2020-02-10/kentucky-flu-cases-double-from-a-year-ago Stu Johnson (KPR) Ohio Flu Hospitalizations Climb Dramatically /health/2020-02-07/ohio-flu-hospitalizations-climb-dramatically The number of hospitalizations due to influenza rose by more than a third in Ohio last week. More than 800 people were hospitalized in the fifth week of… Fri, 07 Feb 2020 20:36:32 GMT /health/2020-02-07/ohio-flu-hospitalizations-climb-dramatically Bill Rinehart Health Official Says Flu Is Still A Bigger Deal Than Coronavirus /health/2020-01-31/health-official-says-flu-is-still-a-bigger-deal-than-coronavirus A public health expert says concerns about coronavirus are valid, but people should take steps toward controlling the seasonal flu first. Dr. Odell Owens,… Fri, 31 Jan 2020 10:05:00 GMT /health/2020-01-31/health-official-says-flu-is-still-a-bigger-deal-than-coronavirus Bill Rinehart Kentuckians Beat U.S. Flu Shot Average /local-news/2018-12-20/kentuckians-beat-u-s-flu-shot-average A survey of Northern Kentucky adults finds nearly 60 percent of them received a flu shot in the last 12 months. The poll from Interact for Health and the… Thu, 20 Dec 2018 19:31:23 GMT /local-news/2018-12-20/kentuckians-beat-u-s-flu-shot-average Bill Rinehart