TITLE:
Flu and COVID-19 Epidemics in USA
AUTHORS:
Edgar Pereira, Cecília Rosa
KEYWORDS:
Influenza, COVID-19, Virus Types, Age Groups, Estimates, Laboratory Tests
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Epidemiology,
Vol.16 No.1,
February
2,
2026
ABSTRACT: We make a study of the influenza and COVID-19 epidemics in the USA (United States of America) for the seasons 2010/11 to 2024/25 for influenza and seasons 2020/21 to 2024/25 for COVID-19. For these, we use the data available from CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) related to Public Health Laboratory Virologic Age Surveillance and The Burden Estimates presented by CDC yearly.