Posts Tagged: flu season

Frequently Asked Influenza (Flu) Questions: 2021-2022 Season

What’s New for 2021-2022 Most people who get flu will recover on their own in a few days to two weeks, but some people will experience severe complications, requiring hospitalization. Secondary bacterial infections are more common with influenza than with COVID-19. A few things are different for the 2021-2022 influenza (flu) season, including: The composition…

This Season’s Knock Down Drag out Flu: Worst in 10 Years

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Every year, doctors recommend that their patients get a flu shot — and for good reason: there are different strains of flu that become prominent each year and that require different immunizations. This means that depending on the strains that are out there, some flu seasons are worse than others. That’s definitely the case this…

California: First Flu Death of the 2016 – 2017 Season

Every year, health officials and medical professionals encourage patients to get their flu shots. While it may seem like a hassle, it’s important that people take the time to get vaccinated. The flu isn’t just an inconvenient illness – it can be a deadly one as well. In fact, the first flu-related death of the…