Statewide, more than 27,000 cases of flu were reported the week of Feb. 8. During the same period in the 2023-2024 flu season, there were just over 9,800 cases.

Flu season is already off to an intense start, and surgical masks might be able to protect against the virus. Here's what expert have to say. If you’re not concerned about coming down with the ...

Aneurin Bevan health board, which covers counties in the Gwent area, also introduced a mask-wearing requirement "effective immediately", to "protect vulnerable patients and reduce transmission risks".

Several hospitals in South Wales have introduced mask-wearing rules amid fears of rising flu cases. In a move echoing steps taken during the COVID pandemic, Cwm Taf Morgannwg, Cardiff and Vale ...

Mask up if you're headed to a Brown University hospital — but newly acquired St. Anne’s in Fall River and Morton in Taunton are exempt. Here's why.

by WSBT 22 Thu, January 16th 2025 at 10:11 AM Memorial Hospital // WSBT 22 TOPICS: Mask policy Respiratory illnesses COVID RSV Flu Beacon Health System Patient interactions Transmission reduction ...

This is what they looked like back then. Mask orders were part of the last pandemic - the Spanish Flu outbreak in 1918. The first cases of the Spanish Flu showed up in March 1918 in Kansas.

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)– The New York State Department of Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald has declared that influenza, or the flu, is no longer prevalent in the state for the “flu season.” ...

You can get your flu shot at the county Health Department’s Cheverly location, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., but this flu season, Prince George’s County Public Schools says it ...