What about seasonal flu this flu season? (coughing, cause, Washington)

[kibblesandbits]

I haven't heard much about swine flu in months--and I haven't heard anything about the regular flu season either. We're at the end of January, which should be the height of seasonal flu--but you don't hear much about that. I went on vacation the first week of January, and everyone seemed to be coughing on the plane and in Florida--I guess it was colds and regular flu.

What are people's thoughts about regular seasonal flu this season? Seasonal flu season ends in March, so we only have a month or so left until it's over.

[litlux]

It has been a milder flu season this year, at least according to the statistics. But we are at the peak time, and remember that millions did indeed get vaccinated in time.

Here's a report on the flu season impact from the Washington Post with information on how some 150 cities are being tracked on Google.

washingtonpost.com

And just because it is a mild season doesn't help the many who have come down with it.

[kibblesandbits]

Google flu trends is interesting. It surprises me that in January the flu incidence was so low, because when I was on vacation the first week in January, it seemed like everyone was sick. On the plane, everyone around me was hacking a horrible cough, and in Florida it also seemed like everyone was hacking and sneezing. I'm assuming they had the seasonal flu, or bad colds.