Flu surged in Australia for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began. That doesn't bode well for the U.S.
A health care worker prepares a free flu vaccination shot at a YMCA in Los Angeles in September 2020.Erika Edwards
What makes this year different, however, is that flu is surging in Australia for the first time since the pandemic began. Flu season in Australia can be an indication of what's to come in the U.S.from the country's Department of Health and Aged Care. Up to 41 million people catch the flu every year, on average, resulting in about 52,000 deaths, according to theFlu season in Australia began earlier than usual, which can be an indicator of a severe season.
But with little flu in the past two seasons, that immunity has waned. Young children in particular may be most at risk, experts said, because their immune systems have had even less exposure to the virus. Both Covid and influenza can cause"significant lung inflammation," Citronberg said."Once you have lung inflammation, you're more susceptible to other infections or pathogens."
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