Governor Newsom declares state of emergency in California due to bird flu
California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency due to H5N1, more commonly known as avian influenza or bird flu. The emergency follows an outbreak of the virus among dairy cows in Southern California farms, according to the news release on the governor’s website. After initially being reported in Texas and Kansas in […]
Mariah Carey forced to cancel two more Christmas shows due to flu: ‘I’m really devastated about it’
Mariah Carey was forced to cancel two additional shows on her Christmas Time tour after she came down with the flu. On Friday, the 55-year-old singer announced that she was feeling too ill to perform and called off her shows this weekend at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey and UBS Arena in Belmont, […]
Flu vaccination rates ‘concerningly’ low among US kids, health officials warn
Only around one-third of children have been vaccinated against the flu, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As of Nov. 30, only 37% of kids had gotten flu shots, compared to 43% at that same date last year. Among adults, 39% had received flu vaccinations, which […]