Louisiana was the first state to really get hit hard, with doctors there saying they began seeing large numbers of flu-like illnesses in October.
In both of the previous two flu seasons, the flu vaccine performed poorly against the nasty predominant virus.
It’s too early to say how well the vaccine is performing right now,...
The influenza appears to hit those under age 50 years old, the hardest.
This flu season has hit unexpectantly early, and normally doesn't crest until Febuary.
The article did not say what the flu strain or strains are. Do you or does anyone know? I tried to search the CDC website just yesterday and it is harder to find that info than it used to be.
The CDC and State DPH use “Influenza Like Illness” (ILI) as a surrogate for flu, but when proper diagnostics are done with a multichannel PCR up to 40% of cases have some other virus (paraflu, RSV, coronavirus, rhino/enterovirus).
It’s much too soon to tell.