CDC: Get Your Flu Shot
It's National Influenza Vaccination Week. Did you get your flu shot yet?
EDITOR'S NOTE: This week a doctor asked me if I'd offer a testimonial for the flu shot. Well, Dr. Stu, consider this my testimonial. Now that I annually get a flut shot, no longer do I seem to get a horrible flu that morphs into bronchitis every year, prolonging my agony. 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 …
Bob Pepalis
4:58 pm on Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Thanks for adding your advice! more ›