After years of pandemic focus, flu is once again emerging as the bigger threat in North Texas hospitals.
“We’ve had COVID, COVID, COVID on our mind, right?” said Dr. Joseph Chang, chief medical officer at Parkland Health. “But actually, what we found is, really, over the last 12 to 18 months or so, flu has now again become the bigger problem. Admissions from flu, even death from flu now, far outpace COVID.”
It’s a healthcare wake-up call in a time of growing vaccine hesitancy. Local experts are urging the community to stay vigilant about COVID, but not to forget about the flu.
CDC data shows flu toll
According to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than half a million Americans were hospitalized during the last flu season. Approximately 28,000 died from flu-related complications…