Flu off to an early start as CDC warns about potentially severe season
Has flu season started? Reports of flu and other respiratory illnesses are higher than what would normally be seen in the U.S. this time of year, the CDC said.
Reports of flu and other respiratory illnesses are higher than what would normally be seen in the U.S. at this time of year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"We've noted that flu activity is starting to increase across much of the country," especially in the Southeast and south-central U.S., the CDC's director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, told NBC News.
"Not everybody got flu vaccinated last year, and many people did not get the flu. So that makes us ripe to have potentially a severe flu season."
Typical flu seasons ramp up in December and usually peak in February.
On Friday, the CDC reported that the flu and similar viral illnesses are notably high in Georgia, New York City, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Washington, DC.
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