flu season

The U.S. flu season keeps getting worse. Health officials say 7.5% of outpatient medical visits last week were due to flu-like illnesses.

Due to COVID-19 measures, the flu had basically vanished, but Harrist says "there are indications that may not be the case again."

"It’s not a matter of what we are paying attention to right now; it’s what it really happening with illnesses in the state.”

The nasal mist vaccines that have been available over the last few years are no longer being recommended.

Flu season is in full swing and Wyoming health officials expect this season to pack a punch.

The flu bug is beginning to rear it's ugly head in the Cowboy State and health officials say this year's flu season could be severe.

Last year's severe flu season has Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) officials encouraging residents to get vaccinated. "Sadly, we saw 29 influenza-associated deaths reported in Wyoming," said WDH Epidemiologist Reggie McClinton. "This represents the highest number our state has seen in many, many years...

Officials with the Casper-Natrona County Public Health Department expect a particularly severe flu season this year. Already, multiple people have been hospitalized with flu-like symptoms in the Casper area. The Centers for Disease Control says 39 states, including Wyoming, are reporting moderate or high influenza-like activity...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming's early flu season is getting more intense. State health officials recorded more than three times more flu cases by Dec. 1 than usual. The Associated Press reports that the state recorded 342 cases of influenza by Dec...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — State health officials say they are already getting reports of flu cases in Wyoming. Wyoming state health officer Dr. Wendy Braund says flu cases have been confirmed especially in Sheridan County. Braund says the flu season in Wyoming typically peaks in February and March...