CDC Data Indicate Slight Downtick In Flu Cases For The First Week Of January, But Experts Warn Flu Season Far From Over

CNN (1/12, McPhillips) reported, “The United States started the new year awash in respiratory illness, with high levels of flu, Covid-19 and RSV across most of the country.” CDC data “notes that some measures of flu activity dipped in early January, but the single week of decrease is not a trend – and experts warn that more increases are likely to come.” NBC News (1/12, Edwards) reported, “The latest numbers are from the first week in January, and may simply reflect that schools were closed and that people tend to be less likely to see their doctor over the holidays.”