Type A influenza sweeps Korea
(WorldNews South Korea)

A woman gets her child an influenza shot at a hospital in this Aug. 27, 2017 file photo. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highly recommended people to get vaccinated as flu is still active especially among young children. /Korea Times file By Bahk Eun-ji The health authorities have highly recommended that the public get influenza vaccinations immediately as the country is still seeing flu activity. Typically, flu season peaks between December and March with the highest incidence occurring in young children and adolescents. The number of patients suffering from influenza in the country has more than doubled over the past month. According to data from the Korea Centers for...