Great News: Flu Has Peaked In Chicago

The Director of the Chicago Department of Public Health has said that the city's flu season is "winding down" after getting off to an early and active start. This is certainly welcome news for a city that, like most of the nation, has been suffering the effects of a particularly nasty strain of flu and has even had to reroute patients when emergency rooms hit their capacity.

In addition to Chicago, data shows that the flu is decreasing across most parts of the country.

Despite this good news, the CDC is still anticipating the flu season will get worse for the elderly population before it shows signs of improvement. Seniors account for more than half of all flu-related hospitalizations.

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