The U.S. flu season has arrived on schedule after taking a year off, with flu hospitalizations rising and two child deaths reported.
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In the newest data, the most intense flu activity was in the nation's capital, Washington, D.C., and the number of states with high flu activity rose from three to seven. In CDC figures released Monday, states with high flu activity are New Mexico, Kansas, Indiana, New Jersey, Tennessee, Georgia and North Dakota.
Last year's break from the flu made it more challenging to plan for this year's flu vaccine. So far, it looks like what's circulating is in a slightly different subgroup from what the vaccine targets, but it's"really too early to know" whether that will blunt the vaccine's effectiveness, Brammer said.
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