as mentioned in nydailynews
City Health Department urges New Yorkers to get flu shot now
City Health Department urges New Yorkers to get flu shot now
Flu begone!The city Health Department launched a public awareness campaign Monday reminding New Yorkers to get a flu shot.Flu and pneumonia kill more New Yorkers — 2,220 in 2014 — than any other infection, city officials said.
by the same token on cbc
Sask. flu shot to cover 4 strains this season
Sask. flu shot to cover 4 strains this season
In 60 years, Mike Peter has never missed his annual flu shot.The 77 year old Peter says it took one flu outbreak in 1957 to scare him straight."I was in a military college in Victoria where there were 120 of us in my class and 110 us ended up in hospital with a flu bug," said Peter.
moreover from chicagotribune
Giving health a shot against the flu
Giving health a shot against the flu
Health officials are warning that to help avoid sickness later, now would be the right time to get a flu shot.Shawn Richards, outbreak supervisor for the Indiana Department of Health, said it is important to get the vaccine before the height of the season, because it takes two weeks to become immune.He said the season peaks between November and March.
additionally htrnews
Not too late for a flu shot
Not too late for a flu shot
Manitowoc County Health Department encourages anyone older than six months get a flu shot.(Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto)Question: It's November and we haven't gotten our flu shots yet.If we get our shots now, will they be effective against the flu this late in the season?
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