Here are six takeaways:
1. H3N2 is the dominant strain this season.
2. The CDC states an upsurge in the flu usually hits in October, with the peak time December through February.
3. Clinic visits for flu treatment and other flu measurements are under CDC baselines. However, clinic visitations for flu symptoms increased from 1.1 percent last week to 1.2 percent this week.
4. The majority of states have low flu levels, with Hawaii having regional spread and Oklahoma having local spread.
5. The CDC received reports of institutional outbreaks nationally.
6. The U.S. market is expected to produce 171 million to 179 million flu vaccine doses this season.
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