The cold and flu season is upon us.

Flu season tends to peak in the winter months, between December and February, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. If you have not stocked up yet on necessary testing supplies for your laboratory, we are listing a few key items that you may want to grab now.

Seasonal influenza continues to pose a significant health risk and remains a focus of public health due its potential for causing pandemics and its impact on global health systems. Research continues to understand its evolution, transmission, and methods of prevention.  

Meet the author

Megan_Roesner

CLINICAL PRODUCT MANAGER I at HARDY DIAGNOSTICS

Megan Roesner, B.A. Journalism and Mass Communications

Megan is a seasoned writer and marketing professional who comes from a background in television journalism, followed by fifteen years leading mulitple hospital marketing and communications teams with the largest not-for-proft health system in the U.S. Megan has won numerous tv, writing and marketing awards and is a member of a number of professional public relations and marketing associations. Her passion for continuous professional challenges and life-long learning led her to Hardy Diagnostics. Megan is proud to work amongst a wonderful marketing team surrounded by experienced microbiologists and scientists who constantly push for the latest and greatest products to help diagnose and detect disease. In her current role, Megan is in charge of product development and marketing Hardy's clinical category which encompasses hospitals and health systems, clinics and research institutions, higher education and veterinary diagnostics. In her free time, Megan enjoys being a mom to her two very active boys, cats, a dog, a very old goldfish and 24 chickens.