While the panic continues over Zika, there is one bright spot for diseases (or lack thereof) this year. The Centers for Disease Control reports that the flu season has been relatively mild this year, and vaccines appear to be working better than usual.
The agency estimated that the flu vaccine was 59 percent effective this year.
"This means that getting a flu vaccine this season reduced the risk of having to go to the doctor because of flu by nearly 60 percent," said Dr. Joseph Bresee, chief of CDC's Epidemiology and Prevention Branch in a news release. "It's good news and underscores the importance and the benefit of both annual and ongoing vaccination efforts this season."
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