Flu Season Off To Slowest Start In Five Years.

eports that “a warm winter is helping create the slowest start to the U.S. flu season in five years.” It is unclear whether “the current season is slow thanks to mild weather, or if the country is returning to a more traditional cycle when flu peaks in February or March, said Joseph Bresee, chief of epidemiology and prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “ In an interview, Bresee said, “We are a little later than in the past couple of years, but it’s too early to say if it will be a mild or a severe season.” He added, “While the weather may have something to do with it, it’s always hard to predict when the flu will come.” http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-07/fewer-fevers-aches-in-mild-flu-season-may-help-health-insurers