Flu Season Beginning Early

Normally flu cases begin to escalate in December and January. The CDC now reports significantly higher than normal activity already in Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, New Mexico, South Carolina, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Flu cases are also cropping up in the Northeast, the Mid-Atlantic states, and on the west coast.

So far, only about 35% of US adults and 33% of kids have received the flu vaccine, and the numbers are even lower in the south where cases are surging.

Get the vaccine now. Those over 65 should get the high strength influenza vaccine, and all others should receive the vaccines that are age-appropriate.

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/index.htm

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