VOA
•US flu season is under way, as cases surge in some areas and vaccinations lag
Summary
Nutrition label
86% Informative
Thirteen states reported high or very high levels of flu-like illness last week .
No flu strain seems to be dominant, and it's too early in the season to know how good a match the flu vaccine will be.
Experts suggest everyone get vaccinated, especially as people prepare to attend holiday gatherings.
VR Score
92
Informative language
93
Neutral language
64
Article tone
semi-formal
Language
English
Language complexity
42
Offensive language
possibly offensive
Hate speech
not hateful
Attention-grabbing headline
not detected
Known propaganda techniques
not detected
Time-value
short-lived
External references
5
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/whats-new/2023-2024-pediatric-deaths-200.htmlhttps://www.cdc.gov/resp-net/dashboard/?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fsurveillance%2Fresp-net%2Fdashboard.htmlhttps://apnews.com/article/flu-season-cdc-cad4c3e74d4e562c3040af11e0dcce48https://www.cdc.gov/fluview/surveillance/2024-week-50.htmlhttps://www.cdc.gov/fluvaxview/dashboard/index.html
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