Chances are you haven t heard much grumbling about the flu this year.
It s just not catching on, at least so far, thanks to your masks and hand-washing and social distancing to mitigate damage from COVID-19, public health officials say.
Dr. O’Dell Owens, president and chief executive officer of the health nonprofit Interact for Health, said a key reason that the flu is not surging at this time as it would in years past is because people have spent 2020 masking, social distancing and washing their hands.
“That is the gold standard right now, and the pay off right now is that we are not challenged right now by the regular flu,” Owens said.