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Experts recommend vaccination as flu season ramps up
Experts recommend vaccination as flu season ramps up
Experts recommend vaccination as flu...MISSOULA, Mont.- Cooler weather marks the start of flu season, and if you're wondering when the best time is to get your flu shot -- it's now.The three kinds of flu vaccination a person can get are trivalent, quadrivalent and high-dose.
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Getting vaccinated can be best way to stay safe during flu season
Getting vaccinated can be best way to stay safe during flu season
Colder temps during the first months of fall are a stark reminder that people should start thinking about how to prevent the influenza virus, or the flu.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the best way to prevent the flu -- which is a contagious respiratory illness that can have mild to severe symptoms in the nose, throat and lungs -- is by getting vaccinated each year.Flu season begins in the fall and can run through May, so the CDC recommends getting vaccinated by the end of October which lasts the entire season.
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What you need to know about this year's flu season
What you need to know about this year's flu season
By the numbers • 6 months: Age when people should start getting the flu shot • 5-20 percent: Americans who get the flu each year • 3,000 to 49,000: Americans who die due to flu complications annually • $10.4 billion: Cost of medical expenses related to the flu annually • $16.3 billion: Lost earnings due to the flu annuallyFlu season still feels far away with Southern California's warm temperatures keeping summer alive, but public health doctors say now is the best time to get vaccinated for protection that will last through winter and spring."We want to encourage everybody to try and get the flu shot to protect themselves," said Dr. Maxwell Ohikhuare, San Bernardino County Health Officer."They're not only protecting themselves, they're also protecting the community."Here's what you need to know for the 2016-17 flu season:flu Symptoms and complications • Fever (usually high) • Headache • Extreme tiredness • Dry cough • Sore throat • Runny or stuffy nose • Muscle aches • Gastro-intestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea are much more common in children than adults.
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Dozens of cases have already been reported as flu season begins
Dozens of cases have already been reported as flu season begins
The flu isn't only in Minnesota, the North Dakota Department of Health reports more than a dozen cases so far.Experts are saying there's a few things we can do to slow the spread.It's popping up around Minnesota and North Dakota, but when the flu will peak even experts can't say for sure.
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Health pros: Prevention key during flu season
Health pros: Prevention key during flu season
Health pros: Prevention key during flu seasonDr. Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, receives his annual flu shot during a press conference last month in Washington, DC.| Photo by Win McNamee/Getty ImagesWith colder temps invading the first few days of fall, people should start thinking about how to prevent catching the influenza virus.Influenza (flu) is a contagious respiratory illness that can have mild to severe symptoms in the nose, throat and lungs.
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