During one of the most active flu seasons in recent memory, infectious disease experts at Fred Hutch Cancer Center say many of the public health lessons learned during the COVID-19 epidemic still apply: wear well-fitting masks in crowded indoor poorly ventilated spaces, practice good hand hygiene and get vaccinated. There are three vaccines available to protect against respiratory viruses: flu, COVID-19 and RSV. And no, it’s not too late to get vaccinated this season.
“This is one of the busiest flu seasons in a decade if not longer,” said Steven Pergam, MD, MPH, medical director of infection prevention at Fred Hutch. “There is lots of flu out there and a number of early reported deaths.”
In February, local hospitals saw a higher volume of patients with flu compared to what was…