A newly emerged flu variant, known as subclade K, is rapidly spreading internationally and is now gaining traction in the United States. The strain has already fueled unusually intense flu seasons in the UK, Canada, and Japan.
Early CDC data in the U.S. shows flu activity is still low but climbing quickly.
At the same time, U.S. flu vaccination rates are significantly lagging.
Faculty experts at the George Washington University are available to offer insight about the flu season. To schedule an interview with an expert, please contact Katelyn Deckelbaum, katelyn [dot] deckelbaum
gwu [dot] edu (katelyn[dot]deckelbaum[at]gwu[dot]edu).
Elizabeth Choma is a pediatric nurse practitioner and clinical assistant professor at the GW School of Nursing.
April Barbour is an internist with the GW Medical Faculty Associates and an associate professor of medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Charles Baron is a primary care provider and assistant professor of medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the GW Medical Faculty Associates and GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Elizabeth Bluhm is an internist at the GW Medical Faculty Associates and an assistant professor of medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Jennifer Walsh is a clinical assistant professor in the GW School of Nursing and primarily teaches pediatrics and health assessment. She can discuss why babies are at the greatest risk for developing an infection.
Emily Smith, is an associate professor of global health and an expert in infectious diseases and epidemiology, at the GW Milken Institute School of Public Health.
Asefeh Faraz Covelli is an associate professor in the Family Nurse Practitioner program at the GW School of Nursing.
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