The lifting of the COVID-19 pandemic’s state mask requirements has prompted many Oregonians to remove them, giving health officials an opportunity to remind people about the importance of influenza vaccinations.
Oregon is seeing a late-season rise in flu cases – flu season generally peaks around late January or February – making the virus easier to spread, according to Oregon Health Authority communicable disease experts.
“The 2020-2021 flu season was virtually non-existent as public health restrictions,…