Shots plentiful as flu season kicks into high gear (The Tribune-Democrat)
Later flu pandemics were not so devastating. They included the 1957 Asian Flu (type A, H2N2 strain) and the 1968 Hong Kong Flu (type A, H3N2 strain), but even these smaller outbreaks killed millions of people. In later pandemics antibiotics were available to control secondary infections and this may have helped reduce mortality compared to the Spanish Flu of 1918.
Shots plentiful as flu season kicks into high gear (The Tribune-Democrat)
Time to seek the flu fighters, inoculations against influenza, as the season begins in earnest. Fever, dry cough and runny nose, headache and muscle pain characterize influenza.
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Tis the Season For Flu Shots (KMIZ-TV Columbia-Jefferson City)
We are now in Flu season, and health officials are trying to make sure you're prepared. The Columbia-Boone County Health Department held a Flu clinic Saturday and this year they have plenty of vaccine to go around.
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Flu vaccine in plentiful supply (Jefferson County Journal)
Flu shots are available, if you want them. And, the government hopes that many people do. Jefferson County Health Department officials say that influenza vaccines are in good supply in 2007, as opposed to some recent years when supplies were precious commodities.
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West Central Health District extends criteria for flu shots (Cordele Dispatch)
From STAFF REPORTSCORDELE — Since the onset, duration and severity of flu season is unpredictable, and different types of strains of influenza circulate throughout the season, the West Central Health District has expanded the groups of people recommended to receive the vaccine, as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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DHEC hosts Flu Fridays to protect the public against the flu (WIS News 10 Columbia)
Public health departments across the state will open their doors Nov. 30, Dec. 7 and Dec.14 to give flu shots without appointments, according to the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control.
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Simple Tips Keep the Flu at Bay (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Simple Tips Keep the Flu at Bay Category: Health News Created: 11/18/2007 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 11/19/2007
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Health bureau offering flu shots Monday (The Express-Times)
BETHLEHEM | With flu season under way in the Lehigh Valley, the city health bureau invites any Bethlehem resident to get a flu shot Monday afternoon. The clinic is scheduled 4 to 6 p.m. in the Town Hall meeting room, 10 E. Church St. A shot costs $10 or is free for those with Medicare.
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Fayette reports 1st flu of season (Lexington Herald-Leader)
The state's first confirmed case of the flu has been diagnosed in Fayette County, health officials said yesterday. The strain of flu was identified as influenza A. This year's flu shots protect against this strain, said Dr. Melinda Rowe, commissioner of health for the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department. Rowe said it was "good to have this information now. We know it's here. We know your ...
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Clean hands prevent colds, flu (Washington Evening Journal)
What is one of the best ways to stay healthy during the winter months when colds and flu are at their worst? Washington County Health Department Director Edie Niebel says it is singing 'Happy Birthday.'
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Drive-Through Flu Shot Clinic Tests Readiness (The Signal)
Last winter, I didn't get around to getting a flu shot, and paid the price of procrastination - about two weeks of commode-hugging, compounded by the ill will produced when I spread the dreaded virus to family and friends who dared to venture into my personal space.
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Shots plentiful as flu season kicks into high gear (The Tribune-Democrat)
Vaccinations against influenza are most commonly given to high-risk humans in industrialized countries and to farmed poultry. The most common human vaccine is the trivalent flu vaccine that contains purified and inactivated material from three viral strains. Typically this vaccine includes material from two influenza A virus subtypes and one influenza B virus strain. A vaccine formulated for one year may be ineffective in the following year, since the influenza virus changes rapidly over time and different strains become dominant. Antiviral drugs can be used to treat influenza, with neuraminidase inhibitors being particularly effective.
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