Thankfully, it’s been awhile since I’ve felt the need to post an update on flu season. After early wave of flu last fall due to H1N1 (swine) flu, we have had a remarkably quiet flu season.
Typically the flu hits us hard here in Texas in late January and through February, but I have had hardly any positive flu tests, and almost all of the activity seen throughout the country has been H1N1. So where is all of the typical flu? I would like to think that the heightened awareness of swine flu led to more people getting vaccinated against seasonal flu and therefore less cases. But, in my opinion, that alone could not explain the lack of flu activity. Unfortunately, I’m expecting that we still have another outbreak of flu waiting in the wings. This concern was strengthened this week when I saw my first positive flu test for Influenza B. All of the previous H1N1 cases were testing positive for Influenza A, if positive at all. So, I would consider this my first case of season flu all year. Now, we just have to wait and see where this leads.
With all of this being said, it is definitely not too late to get you flu shot. However, we are out of flu vaccine (ironically, we have plenty of H1N1) and will not be getting any more in. Most of the local pharmacies and grocery stores still have flu vaccine available.
Take Care
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Very interesting! I agree with you on another outbreak coming in the near future. Though it sucks for us that these strains have a bad affect on our bodies, they’re just trying to do their job as far as their evolutionary purpose goes and reproduce. I bet a new strain is yet to come as well. Let’s hope and pray that we can all stay protected and well.