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A directive sent out by the Marion County Public Health Department advised hospitals around Indianapolis to bar children and people with COVID or flu-like symptoms from visiting patients.

Flu season is in full swing. This season will probably not be as bad as last year, said Sandy Dearth, director of the Center for Public Health Practice.

The Indiana Department of Health on Monday announced the state’s first flu-related death of the 2025-26 season.

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The public is likely to be exposed to coronavirus, flu, and RSV in the coming months. Here’s what people should know about these viruses and the available vaccines.

Vaccines are the best line of defense against COVID-19 and the flu. But there are additional steps that can keep people stay healthy.

As of the week ending Dec. 3, Indiana had recorded 24 influenza deaths this season. The state's first pediatric flu death of the season was recorded last week, the Indiana Department of Health said.

Indiana reported its first pediatric flu death this season as flu cases and hospitalizations continue to rise.

Hospital capacity is strained in much of Indiana due to the early arrival of RSV and influenza, coupled with ongoing COVID-19 cases and critical health care worker shortages.

Flu infections are on the rise as we head into what is projected to be one of the worst flu seasons in several years.