Yesterday I had a discussion about this with my coworker. We were both wondering if the recent ice storm might slow the spread of the flu. Think about it, many people were trapped at home for about a week. Is it possible that those who had the flu were less likely to spread it to others outside of their household, and during that week recovered, and maybe this will show as a reduction in flu at least for a few weeks? My coworker thought this seemed possible, and I do too. Does anyone know if this might actually be a thing, or are we just coming up with crazy theories?

Maybe it'll slow it down, maybe it'll be less overall this season, or maybe it's just going to delay it and it will hit later in the season than usual?