Flu Season to be 'Predictably Unpredictable'
Find out where to get vaccinated for influenza and what strains will be of concern.
Although flu season "peaks" in January and February, flu season is starting now in Northern Virginia and will last through May, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Northern Virginia has low levels of flu infections right now, but infection rates are slightly higher in Washington, D.C., Google Flu Trends data shows. The trends are based on search engine data related to the flu and its symptoms. “The past three years have demonstrated that influenza is predictably unpredictable,” said Howard Koh, assistant secretary for health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) during a news conference last week. “When it comes to flu, we can’t look to the past to predict the future. Stay healthy — get …
