Forbes January 11, 2026
This winter’s flu season is shaping up to be “moderately severe,” according to the CDC, fueled by a dominant and dangerous influenza strain with a well-documented history of causing more serious illness, driving higher hospitalization rates and increasing mortality. The result: flu symptoms this season can be especially awful.
The greatest risks of this strain, influenza A (H3N2) subclade K, fall on older adults and young children. Its impact has already been significant. As of Jan. 3, data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had reported more than 120,000 influenza cases detected in clinical laboratories (which doesn’t include home tests), with nearly 40,000 influenza cases admitted to the hospital just in the prior week. Tragically, there have...
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