Flu Trumps COVID Deaths for 1st Time in Years

Flu Trumps COVID Deaths for First Time in Years
For the past two months, deaths from influenza have surpassed ones caused by COVID-19 for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began in 2020, according to Professor Peter Chin-Hong, who cites preliminary mortality data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ). Newsweek has contacted the CDC via email for comment.
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