Flu Season Stretches Healthcare Limits | Auckland News

This year’s flu season arrived late and slammed into an already overburdened healthcare system, with cases surging as cold weather fueled transmission and immunity from last year’s shots faded. Despite low vaccination rates—under a quarter of the population got vaccinated, mostly in May—the vaccine still appears well-matched to this year’s dominant H3 strain, helping prevent serious illness even if it doesn’t stop infection. Hospitals are still reeling from the surge, but there’s a hopeful sign: flu cases are finally starting to decline, possibly signaling the end of this unusually prolonged season.

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