From your link...regarding kids and this year’s flu...
.... “This is the first time in 25 years where [influenza B] became so common so early,” said Dr. Buddy Creech, an associate professor of pediatric infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Neither Schaffner nor Creech know why this year’s influenza timeline is so different.
“It’s leaving all influenza virologists puzzled,” Schaffner said....
The article also suggests that it may be affecting kids who’ve NOT been vaccinated (flu shots), than those who have.
From your link...regarding kids and this year’s flu...
.... “This is the first time in 25 years where [influenza B] became so common so early,” said Dr. Buddy Creech, an associate professor of pediatric infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Neither Schaffner nor Creech know why this year’s influenza timeline is so different.
“It’s leaving all influenza virologists puzzled,” Schaffner said....
The article also suggests that it may be affecting kids who’ve NOT been vaccinated (flu shots), than those who have.
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In an article that I read several days ago, it was noted that one of the B strains that had not been active for several years was active this year and not included in the vaccine.
A B variant that is similar was used and is thought it might help people infected to have milder cases. So that could be a contributing factor.