How to Use flu in a Sentence

flu

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• He came down with a bad bout of the flu.
• That was still much higher than the flu’s death rate of 3.7%.
  — Jason Gale, Fortune Well, 6 Apr. 2023
• The cost of a dozen — though volatile thanks to avian flu — has doubled to more than $3.
  — Rob Wile, NBC News, 14 Aug. 2024
• So far, the public health risk of avian flu, or H5N1, is low.
  — Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 19 June 2024
• Wild birds, which were the source of the avian flu, are migrating north again.
  — Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 7 Apr. 2023
• Egg prices, which have been volatile after a bout of avian flu, fell 7.3%.
  — Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 15 May 2024
• The flu shot is effective for about three to six months.
  — Maggie O'Neill, Health, 13 Feb. 2023
• But before that … This week’s must-reads: What is ‘Teflon flu’?
  — Tara Parker-Pope, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
• Pre-pandemic, fall was just a time for flu shots, if that.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 30 Aug. 2023
• In some years, the burden of RSV disease comes close to the burden of flu in the elderly.
  — Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 3 May 2023
• Two flu viruses are known to spread among dogs around the world: one that jumped from horses and one from birds.
  — Ida Emilie Steinmark, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2023
• In the first week of this year, 13 children died of flu, bringing this season's total to 40.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 12 Jan. 2024
• That’s roughly the same approach long used to select the strains for the annual flu shot.
  — Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 24 Jan. 2023
• The flu was last detected in Missouri birds on Feb. 23.
  — Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
• Less than half of the adult population in the US gets a flu vaccine every year.
  — Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 17 May 2023
• And mercury-free versions of the flu vaccine are now available, Brade said.
  — Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 16 May 2023
• The price of eggs, which spiked last summer due to an avian flu outbreak, has fallen nearly 8% over the past year.
  — Max Zahn, ABC News, 17 July 2023
• Tamiflu can be prescribed to treat flu in people over the age of 2 weeks old.
  — Amanda Seitz, Hartford Courant, 22 Dec. 2022
• At the moment, the bird flu hasn't adapted to spread from person to person through the air like the seasonal flu.
  — Amy Maxmen | Kff Health News, ABC News, 24 May 2024
• One night my stepdaughter, Melanie, got the stomach flu.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 11 May 2023
• Sleep and rest are essential to body and mind recovery during a cold or the flu.
  — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 25 Oct. 2023
• Yet more than half the U.S. adult population does not get a flu vaccine.
  — Amy Rosner, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
• The lung infection can also look like bronchitis, a cold, or the flu.
  — Karen Pallarito, Health, 6 July 2023
• Bird flu has cost the government roughly $660 million and in recent times raised the price of eggs and poultry.
  — USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
• More:Doctors warn flu season is 'fierce' and is getting worse.
  — Devi Shastri, Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2022
• Tests for flu and RSV require visiting a health care provider.
  — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2023
• Even before the serial-killing otter came along, the avian flu had taken out a few.
  — Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 24 July 2024
• Most people need only one dose of flu vaccine each year.
  — Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
• Not to mention, enrollees in this program would lose access to free vaccines for things like shingles, RSV, and the flu.
  — Katie Camero, SELF, 14 Oct. 2024
• Earlier this year, the band also had to postpone their Mexico tour dates after Nick came down with the flu.
  — Jade Gomez, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024