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flu

[floo] / flu /














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The drugstore chain Walgreens has seen a double-digit jump in sales of cold and flu medications as well as cough drops, according to a report in ABC News.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

“For people who are there, I’m telling people: ‘Get your flu shot ASAP,’” said Celine Gounder, an infectious-disease doctor and editor at large for public health at KFF Health News.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

Compared with other illnesses, the plague isn’t much of a problem these days: Each year the regular old flu kills many thousands of people in the United States alone.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

More patients, including children, have been arriving at A&E departments with flu and other respiratory viruses.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

She said, “Hoyt, you haven’t missed a meetin’ since you had the flu ten years ago.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns




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