Is flu season winding down? Maybe, CDC says

The terrible 2017-2018 flu season may be starting to wind down, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.

But it’s nowhere close to being over, and flu is still widespread in most states, the CDC said on its weekly report on the annual influenza epidemic.

And more children have died from flu, bringing the total for the year so far to 97.

“It's been a tough season so far this year, but this week we're actually seeing the influenza-like illness activity beginning to drop,” Dr. Daniel Jernigan, one of the CDC’s top flu experts, told NBC News.

“It looks like the peak of the season may actually be behind us at this point.”


Source : nbcnews