@thevirusshow: Flu season showed up early in the US. CDC data: about 6,100 lab-confirmed flu hospital admissions in the week ending Oct 24, up 27% in one week, after the highest mid-October hospitalization rate since the 2010–11 season. H1N1 makes up 98.9% of subtyped flu A, and the CDC reported the first child flu death of the 2026–27 season. The good news: 94.2% of tested H1N1 viruses still match this year's vaccine strain well. In the UK, UKHSA says flu started rising earlier than in recent winters but is still at low levels. Sources: CDC FluView, UKHSA (Oct 29, 2026). Is flu already going around where you live? #flu #fluseason #h1n1 #cdc #virusnews

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