冬季流感肆虐，病毒不寻常，专家呼吁大家接种疫苗！

根据美国疾病控制与预防中心报告，全美正迎来严重的流感季节，病毒很不寻常。2019-2020年流感季的死亡人数已经达到了4800人。自9月下旬流感季节正式开始以来，流感已导致至少970万人患病，约有87,000人住院治疗。到目前为止，本季度共有32名儿童死亡。上周以来又有五人死亡。

According to the latest in-season flu burden estimates from CDC, there were at least 9.7 million flu illnesses between Oct. 1 and Jan. 4.

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— CDC Flu (@CDCFlu) January 10, 2020

A 2018 study showed that from 2012 to 2015, #flu vaccination among adults reduced the risk of being admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) with flu by 82%.

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— CDC Flu (@CDCFlu) January 9, 2020

对此，专家表示，今年的疫苗或许无法很有效的对抗流感病毒，但接种的好处仍然远远高于没接种疫苗的人。学生结束寒假假期返校上学，流感人数可能很快会上升。医护人员提醒大家早点接种疫苗，防患于未然。