Infectious disease experts forecast harsh flu season

By , Daily Memphian Updated: October 21, 2022 11:17 AM CT | Published: October 21, 2022 4:00 AM CT

Flu season typically peaks from December to February but Memphis-area emergency rooms are already treating an unusually large number of influenza patients. 

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Aisling Mäki

Aisling Mäki

Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.

As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.


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