ATLANTA (WKOW) – The flu season has arrived with its slowest start in nearly 25 years, according to health officials.
Usually, the flu season starts in December or January and it's usually half over by late February. But there weren't enough flu cases in the United States to signal the start of the season until this month. It's the latest start to the flu season since the winter of 1987-1988.
Center for Disease Control (CDC) officials don't know why this season was slow, but it could be a combination of factors. So far, officials say the flu vaccine seems well-matched to the strains making people sick. Last flu season was considered average.
CDC officials say California has had widespread cases for the last two weeks and Missouri has seen a spike in reports of flu-like illness.
