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- Influenza B is spreading across the United States, particularly affecting children.
- The California Department of Public Health reports rising positive samples and links influenza B to severe symptoms, including seizures and gastrointestinal issues.
- While influenza A has dominated the season, influenza B typically surges in late winter.
- This flu season has seen 22 million cases and 12,000 deaths, including 60 children, with about 90% of flu-related deaths in the unvaccinated.
