"COVID-19 activity remains low and is stable in most areas. Seasonal influenza activity is increasing slightly among children but remains low nationally," the CDC said this week, in its weekly report on data about the two.
"We're maybe slightly later than last year, and maybe quite a bit later than the year before, but those years were unusually early," said University of North Carolina epidemiology professor Justin Lessler, a top expert in the CDC-backed network of disease forecasters.
"We have had two fairly substantial seasons, which could be driving this delay. Of course the question is, does that mean we're having a delay, or a milder season overall?" said Lessler, reflecting on the unexpected flu season patterns.
Lessler noted, "This year's figures look much closer to about where you'd expect a normal flu season to be before the COVID-19 pandemic influenced seasonal patterns."
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