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Hawaii Faces Flu Surge: Hospitalizations Rise This Holiday

12/17/2025

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Hawaii faces a flu surge this holiday season, per State Acting EMS Chief Garrett Hall.
Emergency medical services report more calls for respiratory symptoms, increasing hospital transports.
Dr. Daniel Cheng of Queen's Medical Center says healthy individuals may recover with Tamiflu, but elderly and young children face risks.
The flu vaccine is recommended to prevent hospitalization over 80% of the time, while handwashing and staying home when sick aid prevention.

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Hawaii faces a flu surge this holiday season, per State Acting EMS Chief Garrett Hall.
Emergency medical services report more calls for respiratory symptoms, increasing hospital transports.
Dr. Daniel Cheng of Queen's Medical Center says healthy individuals may recover with Tamiflu, but elderly and young children face risks.
The flu vaccine is recommended to prevent hospitalization over 80% of the time, while handwashing and staying home when sick aid prevention.