Walking Pneumonia News Update 2024 News Update. Children who have coughs that go on for weeks may have a type of walking pneumonia that’s been surging in the us this year, and they may need a different antibiotic. The centers for disease control and prevention (cdc) has given an update on respiratory illnesses in the us amid pneumonia surge.

Doctors say they are seeing a spike in walking pneumonia cases in parts of canada, particularly in kids, at a time when respiratory viruses including rsv, influenza and. Walking pneumonia isn’t the only respiratory virus to be concerned about this fall.