Flu season is on the way.
It’s difficult to predict just how severe the influenza season will be each year, but public health experts say it could be harsh in Europe due to lagging vaccination rates and early signals from far-flung countries such as Japan and Australia.
As of mid-October, the number of patients with flu-like respiratory symptoms “remains low but is increasing in most countries, as expected for this time of year,” according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), which tracks flu activity in the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
Europe’s flu season usually runs from mid-November to late May – but seasonal patterns may have shifted since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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