Big Pharma — flu season

Is the digital health industry prepared for an unprecedented flu season? During last year’s flu season, only 45% of people in the United States received the flu vaccine. Less than half of the country — despite an estimate by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that during the 2018–2019 influenza season, more than 35.5 million individuals were infected and more than 16.5 million medical visits, 490,600 hospitalizations, and 34,200 deaths occurred. That’s a concerning prospect, but we’re facing an even more concerning one this year.   The percentage of people receiving the flu vaccine needs to rise for 2020. Here’s...