Predictions of an early flu season and peak activity around Christmas have been confirmed. We had a good indicator of how our winter influenza season might play out based on the way Australia fared during its winter. While it was not an especially severe virus down under, it hit a full two months earlier than usual. And preliminary reports from the Antipodean flu season suggest there was a good match between the vaccine components and the types of influenza virus that eventually emerged in the population. Most people will recover with self-care in about a week to 10 days after the onset of infection.

Source: The Irish Times December 27, 2019 18:45 UTC