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Flu in full swing nationwide: How does DC area fare?, WTOP

WASHINGTON — The flu is now in full swing across more than half the U.S., according to new federal data — and the D.C. region is not immune.

“We do have to keep in mind that sometimes the flu season starts in November-December, but it can peak in late January, sometimes early February even,” said Dr. Sujata Ambardar, an infectious disease physician at Inova Fairfax Hospital and the chair of infection control at the hospital. Read more.

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