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Eleven States See Widespread Flu Outbreaks
By admin | February 4, 2008
CDC has found flu affecting most of the country but widespread outbreaks in Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia.
CDC Says One Minor Strain Has Emerged That Is Not Targeted By This Year’s Vaccine
(AP) “Flu season is in full swing, with wide outbreaks in 11 states - and a new strain is starting to emerge that this year’s vaccine doesn’t specifically target, the government’s public health chief said Friday.
People still should get their flu shot, and there’s plenty available, Dr. Julie Gerberding, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told The Associated Press.
So far, the majority of flu cases are being caused by strains that are a good match to the vaccine - and it should provide some cross-protection against the new bug, too, Gerberding stressed.
“We’re still very optimistic” about the protection, Gerberding said. “If people haven’t gotten their flu shot, it really is still not too late.”
Every year, the flu infects up to 20 percent of the population, causes the hospitalization of 200,000 people and kills 36,000.
Flu is a virus, but it can make its victims vulnerable to bacterial infections, in the lungs or the bloodstream, at the same time.”
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February 4th, 2008 at 8:51 am
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