3 companies that cashed in on flu season

Every year, flu season is a major drain on the economy. But just because influenza is bad for business in general doesn't mean it's bad for all businesses

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We all know that flu season can be terrible. Tens of millions of people get sick. Hundreds of thousands are hospitalized. Tens of thousands die.

There are financial costs, too. In America, flu season drains some $90 billion out of the economy, including the cost of lost productivity. (See our infographic on flu season at work here.)

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Carmel Lobello is the business editor at TheWeek.com. Previously, she was an editor at DeathandTaxesMag.com.