As if we do not already have enough to worry about with COVID-19 making a comeback, flu season is at its ferocious start. The severity of the flu season from 2020 to 2021 was among the lowest ever, thanks to people’s efforts to prevent COVID-19, such as mask use and social distancing. However, a spike in flu cases is the present scenario due to people returning to work with weakened immune systems from not being exposed to the virus last year. According to the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 14 children have died this flu season, and hospitalization rates for influenza are at their highest levels in the United States in ten years.
Although there is no one-way method to get 100 percent protection against the flu, you can reduce the risk of getting sick. Here are a few suggestions for staying healthy and