Flu

From flu to COVID to RSV to stomach bugs to upper respiratory viruses, sick season is raging early this year. And the cold medicine shortage is scary.

Amid peak county fair season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed the year’s first human infection with a flu virus that usually spreads in pigs.

Israel Has Led The Way: Is New Jersey Next? Introducing, ‘Flurona’. A pregnant woman in Israel has contracted both the flu and COVID-19 simultaneously. She is unvaccinated.

The New Jersey State epidemiologist says the type of influenza that is now circulating can be more dangerous for younger and older populations.

Making things more complicated is the Delta variant of COVID, which emphasizes some of the "classic" symptoms of the novel coronavirus over others.

As the flu season that wasn’t comes to a close, a New Jersey epidemiologist suggests that perhaps people should consider wearing masks again next winter, even if the novel coronavirus pandemic is behind us.

Authorities did not release any other details about the victim except to say that the toddler was a North Jersey resident.

"Meningitis B is very serious not only because of how highly-contagious it is, but also how quickly it can progress if not detected and treated early on," said Dr. Richard Bezozo, CEO of Linden-based Care Station Medical Group.

If someone in your house has the flu, there are several things you can do to avoid getting sick yourself.

New Jersey has confirmed a Central Jersey child's death was the first pediatric flu death of this season.