How to Use flu season in a Sentence

flu season

noun
  • By Nicole Nguyen 1 Cold and flu season is in full swing.
    Nicole Nguyen, WSJ, 3 Dec. 2023
  • The jolliest time of year is also smack dab in the middle of cold and flu season.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Herbs Stock up on a few herbs before cold and flu season.
    Jessica Migala, Health, 19 June 2024
  • But as flu season ramps up this winter, that risk could increase.
    Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Stock up on tissues and dig out your thermometer, cold and flu season is back.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 28 Oct. 2024
  • The current flu season is shaping up to be a severe one for children.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Roche expects the test to be available for providers later this summer, before flu season starts in the fall.
    Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 13 June 2024
  • As winter continues to drag along, so does cold and flu season.
    USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2024
  • This year’s flu shot The CDC recommends everyone 6 months and up get the flu vaccine ahead of flu season.
    Marin Wolf, Dallas News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • And health experts predict that flu season could start early this year, too.
    Renée Onque, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2024
  • With flu season around the corner, that number is unlikely to grow.
    Jane Thier, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2023
  • If half that number of people were to die during a flu season, it would be deemed a disastrous flu year.
    Helen Branswell, STAT, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Fact checked by Jillian Dara Getting ready to fly during flu season?
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2024
  • In the United States, flu season starts as early as October and can persist well into the spring.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Last year, the U.S. saw flu season ramp up earlier than expected, in the first few weeks of October.
    Maia Pandey, NBC News, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The government is mailing out the coronavirus tests as the the flu season kicks off and a spike in RSV cases has been reported in some spots around the country.
    Amanda Seitz, Fortune Well, 20 Nov. 2023
  • People like that, especially this time of year with cold and flu season coming on.
    Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Total retail store revenue fell 4.3%, caused by fewer Covid-19 test sales, and a less severe cough, cold and flu season.
    Joseph Walker, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Summer is soon coming to an end, and health officials are planning ahead for flu season.
    Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The medical group said the longer wait times are linked to the closures of other clinics, a shortage of health care workers and a protracted flu season.
    Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 21 May 2024
  • In fact, there was virtually no flu season in the northern hemisphere.
    Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2023
  • About 35% of all flu hospitalizations were reported in the southeast of the U.S., which experts say is a typical trend at the start of the flu season.
    Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Every cold and flu season, millions of Americans reach for these products, some over decades.
    Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Here are the most common mistakes experts see people make during cold and flu season, as well as the best advice for staying healthy in the colder months.
    Lauryn Higgins, Health, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The usual respiratory pathogens are making their rounds this cold and flu season, yet the specter of the pandemic has left many on alert for the next novel agent.
    Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2023
  • But outside of flu season, the combination test may be less valuable.
    Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 15 Mar. 2023
  • During all of the last flu season, the state reported a total of 135 flu deaths, including one pediatric death.
    My Ly, arkansasonline.com, 16 Oct. 2024
  • These strains are selected based on the ones that are circulating in the Southern Hemisphere more than six months before flu season begins in the North.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2023
  • The flu season is just beginning across most of the country, though accelerating fast.
    Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The Southern Hemisphere didn’t experience an early start to their flu season, which bodes well for the Northern Hemisphere.
    Byerin Prater, Fortune Well, 4 Aug. 2023

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