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This year the flu came in two waves – here’s why

  • Written by Patricia L. Foster, Professor Emerita of Biology, Indiana University
They're not perfect, but flu shots are still good to get.AP Photo/David Goldman

The just-ended 2018-2019 flu season was relatively mild compared to the last season, during which nearly 80,000 people in the U.S. died of flu-related illness, according to estimates by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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