Yaley said 93.6 percent of Jefferson Healthcare employees have had their flu shot. She added getting the shot makes her feel better. How effective is it really this year? “High-risk folks (like pregnant and elderly people) can be offered the flu shot through June”.
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“It’s probably the worst we’ve seen in 10 years”, Clarence Sullivan, the owner of Pharmacy Shop in Lexington said.
With concerns over the flu epidemic increasing, some are wondering how to spot it, and if you’re sick, how to tell it apart from other potential problems.
At least seven people have died from the flu this season in Allen County, the county health department announced Thursday.
The most prevalent flu virus this season, a strain known as A (H3N2), is a nasty bug.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is calling this year’s flu season an epidemic, and data from West Michigan backs that up.
While the flu is easy to spread, it is also possible to fight.
First, take time to get a flu vaccine. The same constellation of symptoms includes fever, body aches, chills and congestion. Germs are spread when people touch an infected surface and then transfer those germs to the face where they can enter through the eyes, nose and mouth. “Flu is somewhat preventable, but it is a very hard virus”. She says she made an appointment with her vet to get her dogs vaccinated against the two new flu strains. It is not, and this should not dissuade you from getting it. “Even with that possibility, it’s still the best protection and often, if someone who gets the shot comes down with the flu, their severity and the duration are usually less”. The doctor says a person who will develop flu can transmit it to other people a day before symptoms arise.
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This season the flu is now being called an “epidemic”, and health officials say it’s spreading in different ways. The ones that are circulate are causing more illness than in years past.
