Get your flu shots, U.S. urges amid concerns about bad season

Washington • It’s flu shot time, and health officials are bracing for a potentially miserable fall and winter.The clues: The Southern Hemisphere, especially Australia, was hit hard over the past few months with a flu strain that’s notorious for causing severe illness, especially in seniors.And in the U.S., small clusters of that so-called H3N2 flu already are popping up.“We don’t know what’s going to happen but there’s a chance we could have a season simi