The 2013 flu season is forecasted to be a particularly harsh one due to the aggressive flu strain designated as H3N2 that is sweeping the nation and causing many to become hospitalized due to the symptoms.
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) states that this flu season is on target for being one of the worst seasons on record. With 41 states effected so far, the H3N2 strain has hospitalized over 2,200 people nationally, and is expecting over 200,000. Some hospitals are so overwhelmed by the influx of flu patients, they are on bypass and sending sick patients to other hospitals in the area for treatment..
Also, according to www.flu.gov, the 2012-2013 seasonal flu vaccine is not designed to protect against H3N2, so you can still get the flu even if you had a vaccination.
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) states that this flu season is on target for being one of the worst seasons on record. With 41 states effected so far, the H3N2 strain has hospitalized over 2,200 people nationally, and is expecting over 200,000. Some hospitals are so overwhelmed by the influx of flu patients, they are on bypass and sending sick patients to other hospitals in the area for treatment..
Also, according to www.flu.gov, the 2012-2013 seasonal flu vaccine is not designed to protect against H3N2, so you can still get the flu even if you had a vaccination.