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influenza

[in-floo-en-zuh] / ˌɪn fluˈɛn zə /


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“COVID doesn’t seem to play by the same rules that influenza tends to play by, where its cycle is predictable.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention currently classifies the U.S. influenza season, which usually runs from October to May, as “moderate severity.”

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

And it now recommends that families and healthcare providers engage in what is dubbed “shared clinical decision-making” for the once broadly recommended vaccines against rotavirus, COVID-19, influenza, hepatitis A and B, and meningococcal disease.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

Moderna, a pioneer of mRNA technology, asked the FDA to approve its experimental, mRNA-based vaccine to protect against seasonal influenza in early January, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Mrs. Van Hopper lunched in the restaurant for the first time since her influenza, and I had a pain in the pit of my stomach as I followed her into the room.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier




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