It was still summer here when the professional association of pediatricians and adolescents, among others, warned of a serious wave of flu this winter. In Australia, the number of cases rose early and significantly, and that was “usually a sure alarm sign,” said association president Thomas Fischbach in August. It is undoubtedly right to be prepared for a difficult season – always and also before this winter. Unfortunately, it is not true that Australia, with its approaching influenza season due to its location in the southern hemisphere, is a really reliable measure of what will threaten us about six months later. Only sometimes it works.
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