--- title: Influenza Antigens for Northern Hemisphere's 2023-2024 Flu Season description: Most recent figures published by UK Health Security Agency show that the 2022/2023 Influenza season has been worse than any of the past. image: https://blog.lgcclinicaldiagnostics.com/hubfs/0.%20Blogs/TNAC/Vaccine.jpg --- [![LGC Logo-cropped-1](https://blog.lgcclinicaldiagnostics.com/hs-fs/hubfs/0.%20Logos/CDx/LGC%20Logo-cropped-1.png?width=150&height=149&name=LGC%20Logo-cropped-1.png "LGC Logo-cropped-1")](https://www.lgcclinicaldiagnostics.com/) - Our Brands - [Maine Standards](https://www.lgcclinicaldiagnostics.com/our-brands/maine-standards) - [SeraCare](https://www.lgcclinicaldiagnostics.com/our-brands/seracare) - [Technopath Clinical Diagnostics](https://www.lgcclinicaldiagnostics.com/our-brands/technopath-clinical-diagnostics) - [The Native Antigen Company](https://www.lgcclinicaldiagnostics.com/our-brands/native-antigen-company) - About - [LGC Clinical Diagnostics](https://www.lgcclinicaldiagnostics.com/about/lgc-clinical-diagnostics) - [Leadership Team](https://www.lgcclinicaldiagnostics.com/about/leadership-team) - [Careers](https://www.lgcclinicaldiagnostics.com/about/careers) - [News & Events](https://www.lgcclinicaldiagnostics.com/about/news-events) - [Blog](https://blog.lgcclinicaldiagnostics.com) - [Customer Stories](https://blog.lgcclinicaldiagnostics.com/customer-testimonials) [![Contact](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/20300467/95788200-ce47-49d2-ade8-6c90eedf1178.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/20300467/95788200-ce47-49d2-ade8-6c90eedf1178) menu close - [Homepage](https://www.lgcclinicaldiagnostics.com/) - Our Brands - [Maine Standards](https://www.lgcclinicaldiagnostics.com/our-brands/maine-standards) - [SeraCare](https://www.lgcclinicaldiagnostics.com/our-brands/seracare) - [Technopath Clinical Diagnostics](https://www.lgcclinicaldiagnostics.com/our-brands/technopath-clinical-diagnostics) - [The Native Antigen Company](https://www.lgcclinicaldiagnostics.com/our-brands/native-antigen-company) - About - [LGC Clinical Diagnostics](https://www.lgcclinicaldiagnostics.com/about/lgc-clinical-diagnostics) - [Leadership Team](https://www.lgcclinicaldiagnostics.com/about/leadership-team) - [Careers](https://www.lgcclinicaldiagnostics.com/about/careers) - [News & Events](https://www.lgcclinicaldiagnostics.com/about/news-events) - [Blog](https://blog.lgcclinicaldiagnostics.com) - [Contact](https://www.lgcclinicaldiagnostics.com/contact) ![](https://blog.lgcclinicaldiagnostics.com/hubfs/0.%20Blogs/TNAC/Vaccine.jpg) # Influenza Antigens for Northern Hemisphere's 2023-2024 Flu Season Published by [Pardeep Sharda](https://blog.lgcclinicaldiagnostics.com/author/pardeep-sharda) on February 14, 2023 at 2:50 PM Most recent figures published by UK Health Security Agency show that the 2022/2023 Influenza season has been worse than any of the past surveillance periods ([GOV.UK, 2023](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-flu-and-covid-19-surveillance-reports-2022-to-2023-season)), see Figure 1 (below). 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