Health officials encouraging residents to get flu shot early

  • A health care provider places a bandage on the injection site of a patient who received an influenza vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends everyone 6 months of age and older get a flu vaccine every year.
    A health care provider places a bandage on the injection site of a patient who received an influenza vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends everyone 6 months of age and older get a flu vaccine every year.
State health officials encourage people to get their influenza shot early because the flu vaccine takes two weeks to take effect.  Reducing illness and hospitalizations is critical during the…

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