By Tom Rosenthal
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 far, is that we’ve had two mild flu seasons, and this means we might be ripe