The 2017-2018 flu season was a bad one. The dominant viral strain, H3N2, was a particularly severe form of influenza, leading to widespread and serious illness across the country. The flu and its complications killed around 80,000 people last year, the CDC estimates, including 180 children. That's the highest flu death toll in four decades. Experts say early indications suggest that this year's flu season will be milder, but the memory of last winter should still serve as motivation to get the flu shot this fall. Here's what you need to know about the 2018 flu shot. When should I get the flu shot? The CDC recommends getting your flu shot by the end of October, before the bulk of the 2018-2019 flu season hits, because it takes about two weeks for the flu shot to take effe...
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