Influenza in Schools

This is the first installment of a three-part-series highlighting the theme of community immunity this flu season.

Why are we discussing community immunity? Because the flu prevention goes beyond individual health and the health of our families – it extends to the community at large.

From coast to coast, many hospital emergency rooms are teeming with people suffering from flu or flu-like symptoms, as experts warm this could be one of the worst flu seasons in recent memory. The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention reports the flu and flu-like illnesses are widespread, now reaching many states; the outbreak is described as “high” in 26 states.¹ The vast majority of these cases are from the influenza A H3N2 virus, which has been associated with a higher than normal number of hospitalizations and deaths among young children and senior citizens over the age of 65.²

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