Lafayette ranks No. 3 for flu activity as more people gather and fewer get vaccinated

Acadiana Business Today: Lafayette ranks No. 3 for flu activity as more people gather and fewer get vaccinated

with Adam Daigle | Business editor

Good morning, Acadiana. It's the start of another week of business news as we get closer to Christmas. Get started with a sobering report from the Walgreens Flu Index that has the Lafayette metro as third-highest in the country for flu activity and Louisiana as second-highest in the country.

Lafayette ranks No. 3 for flu activity as more people gather and fewer get vaccinated

Restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic played a vital role in minimizing the amount of flu cases across the country in 2020. However, with many of the mandates previously in place a year ago having now been lifted or modified, the country isn’t likely to be as lucky this flu season. Read the story here.