A new report shows the flu is more of a pain than just a runny nose and a fever. According to a Walgreens study, last flu season resulted in 100 million lost works days, along with nearly $7 billion in lost wages and 32 million missed school days.
These findings, the first of a two-part Walgreens flu impact report series, underscore the ramifications the flu and ill-timed illness can have beyond people's health – from missed work and lost income to parenting challenges.
On average, 13 percent of Americans gets the flu every year, with active flu seasons seeing closer to 20 percent (or more than 62 million people), according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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