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Banner Health has implemented a mandatory mask policy across all its facilities in six states due to a surge in seasonal influenza, particularly the H3N2 subvariant, to protect vulnerable populations like the elderly and immunocompromised. Masks are required for patients, visitors, and staff in areas with patients, with masks available at entrances, and additional health measures are encouraged to reduce flu transmission.
An outbreak of H3N2 flu in India has left at least two people dead, causing concern about the swine flu variation. Health experts in India are calling for people to wear masks, practice careful hand hygiene, and get a flu shot if they haven’t already. H3N2 is a strain of the flu that can cause severe illness in young children and older adults. However, the US just faced a flu season with H3N2, and it is unlikely to see H3N2 again this season. Symptoms of H3N2 tend to be the same as other forms of the flu, and it is treated the same way as other strains of the flu.