STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A new flu strain has engulfed the United States, causing the highest flu infection rate in 25 years as New York City’s flu-related hospitalizations continue to rise at alarming rates, data shows.
Dubbed “super flu,” the strain, called A/H3, is responsible for 95% of cases in New York, according to the state Department of Health’s most recent data.
The strain is somewhat resistant to this year’s vaccine, which was created months before the outbreak, medical experts have reported. And since vaccination rates are down in the United States, more people are vulnerable to catching and spreading the virus, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…