Are flu and COVID high now? Here's how the season has started
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This year's winter surge of influenza and COVID-19 has yet to arrive for most of the country, data published this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows, with trends so far a fraction of what they were at this time last year.
"COVID-19 activity remains low and is stable in most areas. Seasonal influenza activity is increasing slightly among children but remains low nationally," the CDC said this week, in its weekly report on data about the two viruses.
The agency's updates are usually published every week by Friday, but were delayed until after the weekend because of the Thanksgiving holiday.
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