In its latest weekly report regarding flu, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates that flu activity across the nation remains low, although small increases in activity have been reported. Eight states and Guam are now reporting regional or local flu activity (Connecticut, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oregon, and Texas). That means those states are seeing outbreaks of flu and laboratory-confirmed flu in at least one or less than half of the regions of the state, respectively. However 40 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands continue to report only sporadic flu activity, which means those states are seeing small numbers of flu or one laboratory confirmed flu outbreak. The CDC anticipates flu activity will likely increase in the coming weeks with the onset of the late fall, the most active time for flu typically lasting between then and early spring. The CDC’s flu guidance for the 2018-2019 season recommends all persons aged 6 months and greater, with some exceptions, receive an annual flu vaccination as soon as possible. CDC.