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CDC: Flu now less widespread, intense
Nasty season saw peak in January, is retreating
W Flu Season Heal
Nurse Debbie Smerk, left, administers a flu shot to Pamela Black at MetroHealth in Cleveland, Ohio, in this Jan. 10, 2013, file photo. The new flu shot used in this past flu season were less effective than experts had hoped. - photo by Associated Press
NEW YORK — This winter's nasty flu season has peaked and is clearly retreating, a new government report shows. "There's a lot of flu season left, but it's clear we're decreasing and that flu season has peaked," said Dr. Michael Jhung of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Flu illnesses were at their highest levels around New Year's Day, Jhung said.
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