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U.S records about 15,000 deaths from flu this season: CDC

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A flu vaccine is readied at the LA Care and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plans' Community Resource Center in Lynwood, Califonia. [AP Photo]

There have been at least 22 million flu illnesses, 250,000 hospitalizations, and 15,000 deaths from flu so far this season in the United States, according to the latest data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Seasonal influenza activity remains elevated nationally with increases in some parts of the country.

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