Uptick in Influenza spread and other illness (contagious, person-to-person)

 Flu season is getting a late start but 

experts fear new

Type A H3N2

virus ; also 2 million fewer flu

vaccinations this year in comparison

to 2024.

abcnews.go.com/Health/WireStory/flu-activity-low-experts-worry

new-strain-vaccination . . .

Only state with moderate hospitalization

activity to severe influence-related

contagion is

Louisiana

Nov. 22 (online article)