CDC: 2013-2014 flu season caused fewer illnesses and deaths than in recent years

[Emily]

http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-influenza-flu-season-recap-cdc-20140605-story.html

Last year's flu season wound up on the mild side, CDC says
By Karen Kaplan

• The CDC recaps the 2013-2014 flu season, which caused fewer illnesses and deaths than in recent years
• People between the ages of 50 and 64 had much higher rate of hospitalization than in years past
• Last year's flu vaccine was a close match for the viruses that circulated in the U.S., laboratory data show

The article below reports that the NY health commissioner says their two waves, (first A then B in the Spring), put flu activity above normal there, though that may not have translated into more hospitalizations or deaths. If it did, it would be interesting to know why.

http://online.wsj.com/article/AP8357eaac0b4c4c01bbf668121f66cf2c.html