More severe flu season expected, but not yet back to pre-COVID-19 levels

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Health experts expect this year’s flu season in South Africa to be far less severe than flu seasons prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, but more severe than last year. Adele Baleta reports on the reasons for thinking this and what we know about this year’s flu vaccines and their efficacy.

More severe flu season expected, but not yet back to pre-COVID-19 levels

In-depth: Why is there hardly any flu in SA this year?

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While COVID-19 cases are surging in South Africa off the back of the dominant Delta variant, the flu virus has virtually vanished. Only 50 influenza cases have been detected so far this year through the country’s influenza monitoring system. Adele Baleta unpacks what is going on.