A second, milder wave of flu is hitting the Northeast.
Months ago, the flu season seemed to be winding down. But health officials on Friday reported widespread flu-like illnesses in six states. Rhode Island is the latest to join the list which includes Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, New Jersey and New York.
Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the flu season started in December and peaked by mid-January, and most of the illnesses were swine flu.
But, as happens some years, there’s a second wave of a milder flu strain.
(AP)
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It’s probably the 3rd wave of the flu, we had crazy weather here this past winter & spring. What the news should cover are things like, are people who got the flu shot still covered? Should we stack up in Tama flu? How about some ideas about covering mouth/nose when coughing/sneezing, washing hands often etc
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