Media hype and increased testing: this year's flu numbers are high, but there's more to the story
- Written by Craig Dalton, Conjoint Senior Lecturer School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle
The media suggests we're in the midst of a horror flu season, but there are nuances to consider.From shutterstock.com
Over recent months, the news has been saturated with headlines claiming we’re experiencing a “killer flu season”. Researchers watching laboratory data are using the term “flunami”.
Data suggests this is...