Weekly Flu Report, January 28, 2022

Massachusetts Department of Public Health weekly influenza update

This week's report

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Highlights

• Influenza severity for Massachusetts is low this week.
• The percent of influenza-like illness (ILI) visits in Massachusetts is 1.20%, which is lower than the regional baseline of 2.0%.
• The percent of hospitalizations associated with influenza is 0.17%, which is lower than two of the previous seasons in the same week.
• Overall ILI activity is minimal. All regions are reporting minimal ILI activity.
• More influenza A than influenza B positive specimens have been reported by hospitals and outpatient facilities in Massachusetts. For influenza A, the predominant strain is currently H3N2.
• Nationally, the percent of specimens testing positive for influenza remains stable, indicating that influenza virus circulation has remained at similar levels during the past two weeks.
• Additional statewide and national data including geographic spread, ILI activity, and pneumonia and influenza mortality are available at CDC’s FluView Weekly Report and FluView Interactive.
• Statewide and national COVID data are available at COVID-19 reporting and CDC's Surveillance and Data Analytics.

It’s not too late to get vaccinated. Flu vaccination is always the best way to prevent flu and its potentially serious complications.

Date published:	January 28, 2022