The annual influenza (flu) season — which typically lasts from October to April in the United States — is upon us. Johns Hopkins Medicine experts will be available throughout the 2022–23 season for interviews about this year’s flu virus and flu vaccine, as well as other respiratory illnesses, such as COVID-19 and monkeypox.
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
Media Contact: Maura Kinney, Communication Specialist, Johns Hopkins Medicine, 443-287-2243, mkinney4@jhmi.edu
- 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
Media Contact: Melanie Smith, Marketing Project Coordinator, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 410-644-0599, mhaynes1@jhmi.edu
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
Media Contact: Kim Polyniak, Communication Manager, Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, 443-510-5807, kpolyni1@jhmi.edu
- 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
Media Contact: Sharon Sopp, Assistant Director of Public Relations and Internal Communications, Howard County General Hospital, 410-740-7646, ssopp@jhmi.edu
- 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
Media Contact: Amy Shaw, Director, Strategic Communications and Public Relations, Johns Hopkins Medicine — National Capital Region, 301-896-2598, ashaw18@jhmi.edu
- 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
Media Contact: Amy Shaw, Director, Strategic Communications and Public Relations, Johns Hopkins Medicine — National Capital Region, 301-896-2598, ashaw18@jhmi.edu
- 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
Media Contact: Danielle Caci, Public Relations Manager, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, 727-767-2897, danielle.caci@jhmi.edu
- Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
Learn more about influenza, COVID-19 and monkeypox.
