Flu Season Off to a Slow Start

Despite its slow start, officials want everyone to play it safe

By Ines Ferre, CBS News

Story Created: Jan 27, 2012 at 4:50 PM AKST

Story Updated: Jan 27, 2012 at 7:21 PM AKST

Doctors nationwide say that the flu season has gotten off to a slow start, but you should still prepare for the seasonal sniffles just in case.

Mother of two Ciara Nagy is getting hers just to play it safe. She said she can't afford to get sick this winter.

The Centers for Disease Control say people should get vaccinated just to be safe and that a slow start is typical, but to expect a dramatic increase late in the winter.

“We have heard reports from state health departments that help us track that information, that they're seeing more positive specimens,” said Dr. Michael Jhung of the Centers for Disease Control. “We expect to see some increase in activity shortly.”

The low flu activity could be because people are actually getting vaccinated.

 

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yaaay said on Sunday, Jan 29 at 12:54 AM

this is good news! accidents, stealing, purvies, killing- :(, :(, :(, :(. a not-as-bad cold/flu season- a big :).

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