SummaryThe CDC estimates that the 2024-2025 flu season has already resulted in at least 24 million illnesses, 310,000 hospitalizations, and 13,000 deaths. The mortality rate from influenza has surpassed that of COVID-19 in recent weeks, with flu-related deaths accounting for 2% of all fatalities in the U.S. compared to COVID-19’s 1.5%. So is taking extra precaution with immunization the only way to prevention?