Flu Season is Bad! Here's Where You can Get a Flu Shot
Fulton and DeKalb health departments are offering flu vaccinations at several locations.
The flu has hit early and hard this season in Georgia. Flu season doesn't typically begin until February. According to Google Flu Trends, the current flu season in the Atlanta-area is "intense." “While we can’t say for certain how severe this season will be, we can say that a lot of people are getting sick with influenza and we are getting reports of severe illness and hospitalizations,” said Dr. Joe Bresee, who is Chief of the Epidemiology and Prevention Branch in the Influenza Division of the Centers for Disease Control. “Reports of influenza-like-illness (ILI) are nearing what have been peak levels during moderately severe seasons." Fulton and DeKalb health officials recommend influenza vaccination for people who have not yet been …
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