Flu Season Stats
- More than 130 million doses of flu vaccine (a record-breaking amount) are estimated for the 2007-2008 flu season.
– CDC - Every year in the United States, an average of 5% to 20% of the population gets the flu.
– CDC - More than 70% of Americans should receive seasonal flu vaccine each year according to 2007 recommendations.
– ACIP/CDC - Seasonal influenza’s total economic burden is estimated at $87.1 billion (in 2003 dollars)
– National Business Group on Health (unpublished CDC data)/October 2006 - The flu’s direct medical costs total more than $10 billion annually in the United States.
– National Business Group on Health (unpublished CDC data)/October 2006,
- The White House (Nov. 1, 2005 Letter from President Bush) - Lost earnings due to annual flu epidemics (due to illness or loss of life) amounted to $16.3 billion (2003 dollars).
– National Business Group on Health (unpublished CDC data)/October 2006
Peak Months for Flu Activity Over the Past 24 Seasons
1982-83 through 2005-06
