{"id":2533712,"date":"2026-01-12T14:19:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T19:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/super-flu-surges-in-45-states-and-doctor-visits-reach-a-30-year-high-one-of-the-keys-to-avoiding-hospitalization-3\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T14:20:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T19:20:44","slug":"super-flu-surges-in-45-states-and-doctor-visits-reach-a-30-year-high-one-of-the-keys-to-avoiding-hospitalization-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/super-flu-surges-in-45-states-and-doctor-visits-reach-a-30-year-high-one-of-the-keys-to-avoiding-hospitalization-3\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Super Flu&#8217; Surges in 45 States and Doctor Visits Reach a 30-Year High \u2014 One of the Keys to Avoiding Hospitalization"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsuper-flu-surges-in-45-states-and-doctor-visits-reach-a-30-year-high-one-of-the-keys-to-avoiding-hospitalization-3%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2533712&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The sponsored article warns that the current H3N2-dominant flu season is unusually severe and that this year&#8217;s vaccine is unlikely to be very effective, citing Dr. Peter McCullough. It cites CDC data reporting the highest level of outpatient visits for flu-like illness since tracking began in 1997, with millions of illnesses, thousands of deaths, and many hospitalizations across most states. The piece cautions that holiday travel and gatherings may worsen transmission and emphasizes that symptoms are reportedly more intense and longer-lasting. Its main recommendation is early treatment with prescription antivirals (such as Tamiflu) to reduce severity and avoid hospitalization. The article promotes The Wellness Company&#8217;s &#8220;Contagion Emergency Kit,&#8221; which it says <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >includes physician-prescribed antiviral options<\/a> to start treatment promptly, and notes a medical-advice Disclaimer and that the content is sponsored.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p><em>(Note: Thank you for supporting businesses like the one presenting a sponsored message below and working with them through the links below, which benefits The Western Journal. We appreciate your support!)<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Trusted medical experts like Dr. Peter McCullough warned months ago that this year&rsquo;s flu season would be one for the record books, in part because this year&rsquo;s more virulent flu variant would not respond to the so-called &ldquo;flu vaccine.&rdquo; Dr. McCullough told <em>Real America&rsquo;s Voice<\/em>:<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<h3><em>&ldquo;This year&rsquo;s dominant <strong>H3N2 strain is unlikely to respond well to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-dr-mccullough-recommends-for-this-years-super-flu\/\" title=\"What .... McCullough Recommends for this Year\u2019s &#039;Super Flu&#039;\">current flu vaccine formulation<\/a><\/strong>, despite millions of Americans receiving it.&rdquo;<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Dr. McCullough was, unfortunately, absolutely correct. This year&rsquo;s flu is more deadly and more virulent, and the flu vaccine is doing almost nothing to stop its spread.<\/h3>\n<h3>And now the mainstream media is catching on. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/health-news\/flu-2026-states-deaths-cdc-symptoms-superflu-rcna251910\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to NBC News:<\/a><\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<h3><em>Doctors&rsquo; visits for <\/em><em>flu-like symptoms<\/em> &mdash;<em> fevers, sore throat, extreme fatigue and body aches &mdash; have hit the highest level in nearly 30 years, according to the <\/em><em>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/em><em>, and are likely to continue to rise in the coming weeks. At least 5,000 people have died this season, including nine children.<\/em><\/h3>\n<h3><em>For the week ending Dec. 27, the CDC reported that nearly 1 in 10 outpatient visits nationwide &mdash; 8.2% &mdash; were for flu-like illnesses. That&rsquo;s the <\/em><em>highest logged since the CDC started tracking such visits<\/em> <em>in 1997. The flu has accounted for more than 11 million illnesses this season and 120,000 hospitalizations.<\/em><\/h3>\n<h3><em>Forty-five states are experiencing high to very high levels of flu activity.<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Symptoms are familiar &mdash; fever, chills, fatigue, cough, sore throat &mdash; but reports suggest they are <strong>more intense and longer-lasting<\/strong> than what many people are used to.<\/h3>\n<h3>Most frightening is that, as bad as it is, it is likely to get worse:<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<h3><em>Because the latest data is from the week of Christmas, it doesn&rsquo;t yet reflect illnesses caused by holiday travel and gatherings.<\/em><\/h3>\n<h3><em>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s still too soon to know what the impact of the holiday season is going to be on flu activity,&rdquo; said Krista Kniss, an epidemiologist in the CDC&rsquo;s influenza division. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re not anywhere close to being done.&rdquo;<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong><u>THE KEY TO AVOIDING HOSPITALIZATION: EARLY TREATMENT<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>While trying to avoid the flu is important, the reality is that sometimes there is nothing you can do to keep from getting sick. That&rsquo;s when <strong>early treatment <\/strong>becomes so important.<\/h3>\n<h3>Early treatment with prescription antivirals can shorten the length and severity of the flu and avoid dangerous hospitalizations or trips to the Emergency room.<\/h3>\n<h3>That&rsquo;s why many families choose to keep The Wellness Company&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twc.health\/products\/contagion-emergency-kit?ref=WESTERN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Contagion Emergency Kit<\/strong> <\/a>on hand.<\/h3>\n<h3>It <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/an-aggressive-new-flu-variant-is-spreading-across-the-us-dr-mccullough-on-what-you-can-do\/\" title=\"An Aggressive New Flu Variant Is Spreading Across the US \u2013 .... McCullough on What You Can Do\">includes physician-prescribed antiviral options &#038;mdash<\/a>; including <strong>Tamiflu<\/strong>, when appropriate &mdash; so treatment can begin <strong>at the first sign of illness<\/strong>, not days later after pharmacy delays or packed urgent care visits.<\/h3>\n<h3>When flu hits hard, timing can make a real difference.<\/h3>\n<h3><strong><u>ACT TODAY TO BE PREPARED!<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>This winter isn&rsquo;t about fear &mdash; it&rsquo;s about <strong>being informed and prepared<\/strong>.<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Flu strains change<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Vaccine effectiveness varies<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Respiratory viruses surge during travel and indoor gatherings<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twc.health\/products\/contagion-emergency-kit?ref=WESTERN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Be prepared for whatever this flu season brings and avoid the worst of it with early treatment via the Contagion Emergency Kit!<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><em>Note: The information provided on this website is intended for informational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice or used as a substitute for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/every-40-seconds-someone-in-the-us-has-a-stroke-but-80-are-preventable\/\" title=\"Every 40 Seconds, Someone in the US Has a Stroke - But 80% Are Preventable\">professional health care guidance<\/a>. 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