Why is the flu so bad this year? - Science Weekly podcast

Hannah Devlin explores why 2018 is such a bumper year for seasonal flu and asks how scientists are trying to fight backSubscribe& Review oniTunes,Soundcloud,Audioboom,Mixcloud&Acast, and join the discussion onFacebook andTwitterLast week, Public Health England announced that this winterthree times as many people have died from flu compared to the previous year. Australia sawa doubling in the number of deaths, and figures were also up in Europe and the US. But what is it about this year ’s seasonal flu that has proved so aggressive? How do outbreaks of seasonal flu differ from pandemics of the past? And how can science help us fight back?Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Science Flu Flu pandemic World news Health Vaccines and immunisation Source Type: news