1. The wonkiness that is this year's #influenza season continues. @CDCgov says activity is increasing in parts of the country. Not common for this to be happening at the end of May. (This report is for the week ending May 28.)
cdc.gov/flu/weekly/
cdc.gov/flu/weekly/
2. #Flu appeared to peak this past winter around New Year's. By late February (map on left) it was looking like flu was done. But that was a pivot point, with activity starting to increase again in parts of the country from March until now. Very weird to see deep red so late.
3. Intriguingly, there were more people hospitalized for #flu in the US in the last week of May than there were in the week ending Jan. 1, when it looked like flu peaked. But maybe the issue is who is getting sick now. Seniors' flu vax protection has probably waned,
4. Last point: Though #flu hospitalizations were higher the week ending May 28 than they were Jan. 1, they were lower than the week ending May 21. So maybe this season is heading to a close? Let's hope.
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