Flu season arrives with the holidays, as parties and travel kick into high gear and colder weather sets in across many states. Flu cases increased quickly this year, noted Dr. Neal Shipley, the medical director of Northwell Health-GoHealth Urgent Care in New York. Advertisement“We went from having almost no flu activity to, right after Thanksgiving ... a pretty sharp uptick.” This also happened last flu season and in 2023. While cases may not be as high as right after the holiday, flu season will linger well into the spring. Tens of thousands of people die from the flu every year, too, and states including Colorado and North Carolina have already reported pediatric flu deaths this flu season.

Source: Huffington Post December 19, 2025 19:01 UTC