On the plus side, this year’s flu vaccine is a good match for the circulating flu viruses. S. each year – more than all other vaccine-preventable diseases combined.
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Since the season hasn’t peaked, Brammer is still advising people who haven’t had a flu shot to get one.
“She was out of school a full week”, her mom said.
At least 43 adults have died from the flu since October.
No other information about the 2-month-old’s death has been released. “What I think we’re looking at this year is maybe a few times that, before we’re done”.
Under normal circumstances flu season would be drawing to a close in March, but this year the number of cases is continuing to increase. And now those numbers are high compared to previous years.
The season got off to a slow start in Texas and Houston, then picked up in February, though activity remained lower than recent seasons. Last year, it was the H3N2 strain, Brammer said. “We’ve got a little bit of everything out there”.
The small child was actually under the recommended age for receiving an annual flu vaccine.
Flu season is usually measured from October to May.
In a typical season, flu complications – including pneumonia – send more than 200,000 Americans to the hospital.
Her mother Wendy said she didn’t expect Abigail to catch the flu at this time of year.
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While influenza outbreaks typically taper off in March, health officials say it’s not too late to be vaccinated.
