This season is proving
to be a bad year for the flu according to the CDC
Through October, 24 million illnesses, 310,000 hospitalizations
and 13,000 cases ending in fatalities
Public Health
Officials were thrilled that cases of COVID-19 and RVC were on a downward trend
But the rise
in flu cases and deaths brought any celebrations to a quick premature end Not
sure yet whether a deadlier and more contagious strain of the flu is now here
But only 44 % of
adults for flu vaccines chose to with their arms bared to the needle appear
And children
whose immunes systems have not grown to in virus attacks be all hands on deck
The
percentages for vaccinations dropped from 50 to 45 percent that their parents
would elect
Whether the
vaccine is more or less able to the flu virus attack and contain
Is not yet known but the lower vaccination
rates the more likely that flu epidemics will reign
© 2/8/2025 Michael P. Ridley aka The
Alaskanpoet
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