The world is halfway through the flu season, and it’s hitting hard.

Health experts say this flu season is tougher than previous ones with millions of people sick all around the world.

At least 7.5 million people got sick from the flu and the variant called Subclade K, according to an NPR report.

In Florida, The Center for Disease Control’s activity chart says that Florida is in a “moderate” zone for the flu.

Researchers report that the flu vaccine isn’t working as well as normal with a 30 to 40 percent chance of preventing hospitalization in adults. This, along with 68 percent of adults not taking the flu vaccine this year, is making more people get sick and hospitalized.

At JHop, school nurse Tamara Hall said more students than usual are coming to the clinic with flu symptoms.

“Mainly just the flu, I haven’t seen a lot of kids with covid,” Hall said.

Eighth-grader Ibrahim Lollis missed five days of school after coming down with the flu this month.

Lollis said his symptoms – including nausea, headaches and dizziness – were severe enough that he had to visit the doctor.

His illness also affected his personal life and family.

“They all got sick and I couldn’t play soccer, I missed two days,” Lollis said.

If Trojans have the flu as a student, nurse Hall has one mandate.

“Stay home,” she said.