Flu

The flu epidemic of 2017/2018 killed 80,000 Americans and 80% of those were over age 65. (CNN)An estimated 80,000 Americans died of flu and its complications last winter, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Additionally, the nation experienced a record-breaking estimated 900,000 hospitalizations last flu season. Many reporters express surprise at the fact that elderly people are most effected by the flu but that has always been the case. It is not uncommon for elderly people to have underlying conditions that make them more vulnerable to disease.