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80,000 Deaths Caused By Last Year's Flu Season, CDC Reports

New data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say an estimated 80,000 Americans died of the flu and its complications last winter, making it the deadliest flu season in decades.

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd learns more from Helen Branswell (@helenbranswell), STAT’s infectious diseases and public health reporter.

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