Florida is now one of the nation's hotspots for flu cases. The most recent data available from the Florida Department of Health showed 16 active outbreaks throughout the state from Jan. 26-Feb. 1, including two outbreaks in Pinellas County and one in Sarasota County. Dr. Juan Dumois with Johns Hopkins All Children Hospital says he's seeing a lot of kids with influenza, and there is a reason for that. "It seems like very few of the kids have been vaccinated against the flu," Dumois said. He added that the patients at the highest risk of ending up in the hospital after catching the flu are those over the age of 65 and children under the age of two. According to Dumois, washing your hands, covering your coughs and staying home when you're sick is the best way to stop the spread of the virus. "Getting the flu vaccine may not prevent you from catching the flu. The vaccine doesn't create a forcefield barrier from you inhaling the flu virus from someone next to you, but you're less likely to end up in the hospital from any age and any patient," Dumois explained. Dr. Jill Roberts with the University of South Florida says she is seeing people of all ages skipping the flu vaccine. MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/health/flu-a-spread-tampa-st-pete-florida/67-8ca1e098-9cb6-49e6-9853-aa6f6d07540e