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Widespread flu cases spread to 48 states

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    Dr. Siegel on the latest as season reaches peak

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Welcome back everyone in -- flu epidemic is spreading in the CDC is now reporting the number of states dealing with the widespread.

Cases of the flu is jumping to 48 and look at that map -- only -- Tennessee there -- -- in the out California which had.

Avoided the worst cases until now has now been added to this a list and this year's flu season could last another six weeks they say maybe even longer with us doctor -- -- to -- how much longer will we deal with the flow.

Several weeks we're gonna see this into February and actually that map shows widespread activity except for Tennessee.

Higher activity which even worse than that is in thirty states so we're in the heart of the flu season right now it's probably the peak.

We won't know that till it's over but it's probably the peak we'll see through the end the January we'll see in the February was -- actually a fairly typical flu season in terms of the elderly.

Being the worst hit.

90% of the deaths are usually elderly the flu season this year half of those getting sick are elderly that worries me.

Because the -- we don't have the resources they don't of the immune system when you get the -- when you're really -- elderly you have a high risk of pneumonia and other infections that can kill you.

About the vaccine -- recommended to elderly to get the vaccine and curious how far away are we.

From a universal flu vaccine like the measles -- a vaccine that many of us get when -- young.

It's to the point where we won't see the flu anymore in this -- even cool are -- closer that.

That's a great question -- we're starting to turn the corner on flu vaccines but we're not where you -- want us to be yet.

We're going away from chicken or vaccines.

Over the next years we're going to be using cells from mammals one got -- -- this year from dog's kidneys of you believe that.

That sounds a little strange -- better than using chicken or grass allergies.

And you can make them faster we also have a new vaccine that the F do you just to prove that uses insects.

And genetic material this is the way we usually make vaccines in this is pretty exciting down the road.

We're gonna have a vaccine that targets.

A protein that all -- -- and you gonna be able to take it once every ten years and it's gonna provide you coverage for all strains.

That's on the drawing board the problem is money we need more and more money to go into the research to get this done.

Real -- got -- -- but every ten years away from that I'd say five to ten -- where five to ten years that we get the research going on this.

We have the technology five to ten years Tracy working on Sunday and a you know -- -- but it's nice having you with that this is an important yes thank you so much urgency I came back.

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