Flu ‘gathering speed’ across US as health officials and doctors prepare for a potentially rough season

Flu 'gathering speed' across US as health officials and doctors prepare for a potentially rough season | CNN US health officials are becoming increasingly concerned about this year's flu season -- and are already seeing signs that the virus is spreading. Jacqueline Howard CNN

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Predicting what influenza activity might look like in a particular year can be tricky, but doctors are bracing for “a very substantial” flu season, said Dr. William Schaffner, a professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.

“I’m concerned that we will have a very substantial influenza season coming up this year, very different from our two previous seasons,” he said.

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