The flu season is hanging on a bit longer than usual this year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC’s Tony Fiore says the season picked up its pace in February.  

[Tony Fiore said] “Because of the late start to the flu season in the United States, we could continue to see influenza activity for some time. In some seasons, influenza activity has continued into May.”
 
Fiore says this season’s vaccine is an excellent match for all of the circulating influenza A viruses. And the A strains are the most common this year. He says the vaccine is not a good match for three quarters of the B viruses circulating, but influenza B is less common this year.

Source: FDA

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