While it's impossible to predict how things will go, this flu season so far is on track to be as severe as the 2017-2018 flu season, the US' top infectious disease doctor says. That season was the deadliest in more than four decades, according to the CDC.
This flu season is shaping up to be one of the worst in decades, according to the United States' top infectious disease doctor.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, said while it's impossible to predict how the flu will play out, the season so far is on track to be as severe as the 2017-2018 flu season, which was the deadliest in more than four decades, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."The initial indicators indicate this is not going to be a good season -- this is going to be a bad season," Fauci said.
One reason flu has been so severe for children this season is that they're particularly susceptible to influenza B, this season's dominant strain. Compared with flu A, flu B is relatively stable and doesn't change as much from year to year, so many adults have immunity to it from infections earlier in life. Even though the flu season is well underway, the worst could still be ahead, so the CDC advises everyone older than 6 months to get a flu shot.
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