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Flu Numbers to Return this Year

November 23rd, 2021 by WCBC Radio

Cases of the flu are starting to pick up across the country. WBAL reports experts expect influenza to make a comeback after it was virtually extinct last year. But COVID-19 could muddy the waters as far as the accurate reporting of those cases. Experts say the average person can't tell the difference between flu and COVID-19 symptoms without a test and the similarity could make getting an accurate read on the flu season more difficult. Dr Andrew Pekosz is with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health…

The bad news is the strain that's emerged so far, called an H-3 strain, is not a perfect match to this year's flu vaccine…