{
  "id": 12894612,
  "title": "Flu Season Started Early in Parts of the U.S., and Experts Say You Should Consider Getting the Seasonal Jab ASAP. Here's What to Know",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/flu-season-started-early-in-parts-of-the-u-s-and-experts-say-you",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-08T15:24:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Smithsonian",
    "slug": "smithsonian",
    "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/flu-season-started-early-in-parts-of-the-us-and-experts-say-you-should-consider-getting-the-seasonal-jab-asap-heres-what-to-know-180989639/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The season usually starts in October or November. But some western states, including California, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii, began seeing a rise in flu cases as early as August",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}