This Year's Flu Season Is Off to a Weird (and Early) Start
https://www.wired.com/story/flu-season-off-to-a-weird-and-early-start/
The new flu season is up and running—and so far, it's off to a weird start.
Influenza activity has been elevated since the start of November and is only expected to continue climbing, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports in its latest flu update. That's a few weeks earlier than in past years.