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fromwww.dailycamera.com
6 days ago

Some flu measures decline, but it's not clear this severe season has peaked

Flu activity slightly declined but H3N2 subclade K, vaccine mismatch, high hospitalizations and rising deaths indicate the season may remain severe.
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 month ago

A New Flu Variant May Make Cold Season Brutal This Year

Influenza is picking up in the U.S., and public health experts are bracing for signs of another brutal season with the virus. Last year one of the worst waves of flu in recent decades took the U.S. by surprise. Japan and the U.K. are currently grappling with an unexpectedly early uptick in severe flu cases. A mutated strain known to cause severe disease may be behind some of the unusual activity.
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