Tips from Gwinnett Medical Center on how to help reduce your chances of getting and spreading the flu virus.
Patch reached out to Gwinnett Medical Center to find out the top tips on how to get through this intense flu season. Here's what Eve Early, Manager of Infection Control at Gwinnett Medical, had to say: Do you have your own tips for surviving flu season? Tell us in the comments section below.
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Georgia is among 29 states along with New York City now reporting high incidents of "influenza-like illness." Experts say everyone should get a flu vaccination.
Twenty-nine states, including Georgia, are now reporting high incidents of influenza-like illness, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The information is for the week ending Dec. 29. The flu season normally peaks in January and February, still experts say the recent reports are higher than normal. "Reports of influenza-like-illness (ILI) are nearing what have been peak levels during moderately severe seasons,” said Dr. Joe Bresee, Chief of the Epidemiology and Prevention Branch in the CDC’s Influenza Division, in a CDC press release. "Anyone who has not already been vaccinated should do so now." In addition, the CDC continues to recommend influenza vaccination and antiviral treatment when appropriate at this time. …
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It's National Influenza Vaccination Week. Did you get your flu shot yet?
More than one-third of United States residents have already been vaccinated against the influenza virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Monday. With National Influenza Vaccination Week, which started last Sunday and ends Saturday, health officials aim to increase that percentage, especially since this year's season may be a bad one. Influenza—more commonly known as simply "the flu"—is a contagious respiratory illness caused by viruses infecting the nose, throat and lungs. It spreads via infected people coughing, sneezing or talking, though people can also get infected by touching something with the flu virus on it before touching their mouth, eyes or nose. The 2012-2013 season is shaping up to be one of the worst …
Health officials report that two new strains of influenza are circulating during the 2012 flu season. Vaccination is recommended for everyone older than six months.
OK, so you didn't get sick with the flu last year. Good for you. That was last year! That's the message from both federal and local health officials as this year's influenza season gets underway. Though last year's flu season was the mildest on record, two new strains have appeared this year. According to the Centers for Disease Control, influenza cases are off to a slow start so there is still plenty of time to get a shot. Though young children and the elderly are most at risk, the CDC recommends that everyone six months or older get a flu shot. Walgreens on Peachtree Parkway is among the facilities in Peachtree Corners offering flu vaccinations.
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