2014-2015 Flu Season Declared An Epidemic Due To Mutating H3N2 Virus, Ineffective Vaccines

With 15 deaths and 36 states reporting widespread activity of the virus, the flu has officially reached epidemic levels in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday that this year's flu season was on track to be severe. Although the U.S. always sees epidemic levels of the flu, experts warned that this year's situation could worsen as the winter continues. "We're already above the peak that we saw last year, and we're increasing," CDC medical officer Dr.