Flu Vaccine
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Athens-Clarke County
Local Health Experts Expect More Severe Flu Season
Local health experts are concerned that we are entering a potentially severe flu season. After a slow 2019-20 flu season, the typical barrier of natural immunity may not be as strong. The 2019-20 flu season started with a slow increase of cases in the fall, a growing number in November…
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Health
Preventions for the Flu That Killed 5 in Georgia
Five people died this flu season according to a Georgia Department of Public Health report. The virus is now widespread in Georgia. The Center for Disease Control lists several ways to prevent getting the flu. The CDC’s site says what to look for when you’re wondering if you have the flu.…
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Holistic Alternatives to the Flu Vaccine
It’s that time of year again…flu shots are being offered left and right. Dr. Wyler Hecht says, “We have a higher prevalence of flu in the winter..it’s pretty much THE flu season.” Dr. Lane Firschein agrees and adds, “The seasonal flu is a more serious condition than most people realize.”…