Australia’s flu season, which usually occurs from June to September, serves as a potential predictor for what the United States can expect. This year, according to Australia’s Department of Health and Aged Care, the country experienced its worst flu season in five years — and U.S. doctors are bracing for what could be a similarly severe few months.
To help protect themselves and their loved ones from infection, Johns Hopkins Medicine experts recommend that people get a flu vaccine, wash their hands thoroughly, and wear a face mask when in public.
Johns Hopkins Hospital Experts
- Clinical Director, Division of Infectious Diseases, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
- Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Director, Johns Hopkins Biocontainment Unit
- Associate Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
- Professor of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Director, Johns Hopkins Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response
- Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Senior Director of Infection Prevention, Johns Hopkins Health System
- Hospital Epidemiologist, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
- Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Infectious Diseases Physician, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
- Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Assistant Dean of Research, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine
- Infectious Diseases Physician and Associate Hospital Epidemiologist, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
- Associate Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Vice Chair of Research and Director of Residency Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
- Co-Principal Investigator, Johns Hopkins Center of Excellence in Influenza Research and Response
- Professor of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Infectious Diseases Physician, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
- Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Experts
Matthew Hamill, Ph.D., M.B.Ch.B., M.P.H., M.Sc.
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Hospital Epidemiologist, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
- Professor of Medicine and Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Trials, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Experts
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist, Johns Hopkins Children’s Center
- Associate Hospital Epidemiologist, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
- Pediatric Lead for Infection Prevention, Johns Hopkins Health System
- Professor of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Anna Sick-Samuels, M.D., M.P.H.
- Associate Hospital Epidemiologist, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist, Johns Hopkins Children’s Center
- Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Howard County General Hospital Experts
- Infectious Diseases Physician, Howard County General Hospital
- Infectious Diseases Physician, Howard County General Hospital
- Section Chief, Medicine/Infectious Diseases, Howard County General Hospital
Sibley Memorial Hospital Experts
- Assistant Vice President of Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer, Sibley Memorial Hospital
Nadia Eltaki, M.D.
- Emergency Medicine Physician, Sibley Memorial Hospital
- President and Chief Operating Officer, Sibley Memorial Hospital
Suburban Hospital Experts
- Medical Director and Chair of Pediatrics, Suburban Hospital
- Director of Emergency Department, Suburban Hospital
- Instructor of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Hospital Epidemiologist and Medical Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship, Suburban Hospital
- Hospitalist Physician, Johns Hopkins Community Physicians, Suburban Hospitalist Group
- Pediatric Emergency Room Physician, Bethesda Emergency Associates, Suburban Hospital
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital Expert
- Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
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