Flu activity is on the decrease for the first time in this fierce flu season, suggesting that the worst may be over, according to a federal health report released Friday. CDC officials typically wait to see two consecutive weeks of decline before declaring that a flu season has peaked. In the 2014-2015 season, the flu vaccine’s poor match resulted in an overall effectiveness of 19 percent. As in past winter flu seasons, about three-quarters of children who have died were not fully vaccinated, according to CDC data. Read more:Here's what you should know about the flu season this yearThis season's flu vaccine is only 36 percent effective, but experts say you should still get itThis flu season's hospitalizations are the highest in nearly a decade

Source: Washington Post February 23, 2018 17:05 UTC