Helen Branswell<p>So busy lately I've been remiss in sending Friday <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/flu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flu</span></a> updates. This has been the most severe season in years. But it's well off the peak & no sign of late season flu B activity. Another 8 pediatric deaths were reported to <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a>, bringing the 2024-25 total to 159 to date. <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/fluview/surveillance/2025-week-12.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cdc.gov/fluview/surveillance/2</span><span class="invisible">025-week-12.html</span></a></p>