How to Use flu season in a Sentence

flu season

noun

• By Nicole Nguyen 1 Cold and flu season is in full swing.
  — Nicole Nguyen, WSJ, 3 Dec. 2023
• The jolliest time of year is also smack dab in the middle of cold and flu season.
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 14 Dec. 2023
• The current flu season is shaping up to be a severe one for children.
  — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2024
• As winter continues to drag along, so does cold and flu season.
  — USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2024
• This year’s flu shot The CDC recommends everyone 6 months and up get the flu vaccine ahead of flu season.
  — Marin Wolf, Dallas News, 19 Sep. 2023
• With flu season around the corner, that number is unlikely to grow.
  — Jane Thier, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2023
• If half that number of people were to die during a flu season, it would be deemed a disastrous flu year.
  — Helen Branswell, STAT, 10 Sep. 2023
• In the United States, flu season starts as early as October and can persist well into the spring.
  — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 25 Oct. 2023
• Last year, the U.S. saw flu season ramp up earlier than expected, in the first few weeks of October.
  — Maia Pandey, NBC News, 23 Aug. 2023
• The government is mailing out the coronavirus tests as the the flu season kicks off and a spike in RSV cases has been reported in some spots around the country.
  — Amanda Seitz, Fortune Well, 20 Nov. 2023
• People like that, especially this time of year with cold and flu season coming on.
  — Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2023
• Total retail store revenue fell 4.3%, caused by fewer Covid-19 test sales, and a less severe cough, cold and flu season.
  — Joseph Walker, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2023
• Summer is soon coming to an end, and health officials are planning ahead for flu season.
  — Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2023
• The medical group said the longer wait times are linked to the closures of other clinics, a shortage of health care workers and a protracted flu season.
  — Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 21 May 2024
• In fact, there was virtually no flu season in the northern hemisphere.
  — Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2023
• About 35% of all flu hospitalizations were reported in the southeast of the U.S., which experts say is a typical trend at the start of the flu season.
  — Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2023
• Every cold and flu season, millions of Americans reach for these products, some over decades.
  — Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023
• Here are the most common mistakes experts see people make during cold and flu season, as well as the best advice for staying healthy in the colder months.
  — Lauryn Higgins, Health, 5 Oct. 2023
• The usual respiratory pathogens are making their rounds this cold and flu season, yet the specter of the pandemic has left many on alert for the next novel agent.
  — Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2023
• But outside of flu season, the combination test may be less valuable.
  — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 15 Mar. 2023
• These strains are selected based on the ones that are circulating in the Southern Hemisphere more than six months before flu season begins in the North.
  — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2023
• The flu season is just beginning across most of the country, though accelerating fast.
  — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2023
• The Southern Hemisphere didn’t experience an early start to their flu season, which bodes well for the Northern Hemisphere.
  — Byerin Prater, Fortune Well, 4 Aug. 2023
• During flu season in the United States—from October to May—there's never an exact number of how many people die from the flu every year.
  — Claire Gillespie, Health, 17 July 2023
• But Covid is still evolving rapidly, and is capable of causing trouble beyond cold and flu season—twice a year, but not yet predictably.
  — Celia Ford, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2024
• But there’s one more piece of data that will let analysts know how this flu season will unroll: whether the vaccine actually works.
  — Maryn McKenna, WIRED, 10 Nov. 2023
• Last year, flu season peaked earlier than usual, then quickly fell.
  — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 9 Aug. 2023
• Now that cold and flu season has arrived, maintaining hygienic, germ-free habits is crucial.
  — Lauryn Higgins, Health, 5 Oct. 2023
• Disinfectant: Use a 50-50 vinegar-water mix to wipe down phones, doorknobs, faucet handles, and more when cold and flu season hits, Findley says.
  — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2023
• As kids go back to school and families return to a post-holiday routine, flu season is on track to be a rough one in some states, especially in the Southeast and parts of the West, doctors say.
  — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024