Seasonal flu may not just peak with fever, cough and a sore throat. Many people, especially seniors and younger children, land in the hospital with severe illness, according to a new study.
More than 100,000 people are hospitalized and 4,900 people die from flu complications annually in the U.S. Vaccines, which target last year’s dominant flu strains, can help you avert serious illness or death.
The study published Tuesday in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report showed the risks seasonal flu still poses, especially to people who haven’t been vaccinated.