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OCTOBER 28, 2022

CDC: Are We Ripe for a Severe Flu Season?

By Tom Rosenthal

Originally published by our sister publication Infectious Disease Special Edition

As the public’s mitigation practices against COVID-19 wane, concern is rising that the current flu season now starting across the United States could be severe.

“Flu is unpredictable, so we cannot really predict the severity of flu,” said Carla Black, PhD, MPH, an epidemiologist in the CDC’s Immunization Services Division, during a media briefing. “What we can say, so