Saturday, January 11, 2014

In The News--9 flu deaths reported at a St Louis hospital this season

I am interrupting my top 7 blog posts of 2013 for this ‘In the News’ post. 

Did you see the news headline?  9 persons between their mid-20s to mid-60s have died at one St Louis hospital this season from the flu/pneumonia. 6700 confirmed cases of influenza have been reported in Missouri this season.  Note the age range of the nine persons who died; often influenza deaths occur in the very young and the very old, but these nine persons would be considered in their prime adult years. 

Have you gotten a flu shot this year?  If not, you might want to consider it.  It’s not too late; flu vaccine is still available.  http://baltimoretimes-online.com/news/2014/jan/10/its-not-too-late-get-flu-vaccine/   More information about the flu vaccine can be found at http://www.flu.gov/prevention-vaccination/vaccination/index.html

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