U.S. health officials report an unusually early rise in flu hospitalizations, with H1N1 accounting for the vast majority of cases and experts urging prompt vaccination.
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Flu activity on the West Coast is rising months ahead of schedule, driven by a new H1N1 mutation, prompting health officials to stress early vaccination.
An early rise in flu cases on the West Coast, driven by a mutated H1N1 strain, has doctors urging everyone six months and older to get vaccinated, especially younger people.
Unseasonably high flu test rates in the UK, US West Coast and Japan, combined with a rising H1N1 strain carrying the G155E mutation, are leading experts to consider an earlier vaccine rollout.