Here's where to get an influenza vaccine, how to recognize symptoms and what to know about treatment if you get sick.
Flu season is coming early in some parts of the country: This time last year, flu cases were lower in Boston than they are now, according to data on Google's Flu Trends.
Overall in Massachusetts, activity is considered high now; it was considered moderate at this time last year, according to Flu Trends.
If you're considering getting a flu shot, here are some places in Woburn that offer the vaccine (besides your own doctor, of course):
According to this week's CDC Flu activity report, influenza levels are on the increase across the country.
Five states – Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee – are reporting flu rates not normally seen until January, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The flu season normally peaks in January and February.
Holiday travel and more time spent indoors due to soggy weather will contribute to the spread of the flu virus, so now is the time to get vaccinated.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers the following information:
Keith
3:44 pm on Sunday, December 16, 2012
Or don't get the flu shot, and try staying healthy with some common sense approaches....tons of chemicals are literally being sprayed everyday over the skies of Woburn, (Big juicy ones over my home as I type this) and no one in officialdom seems willing to broach the topic, so who knows what crap is being put into this anti-virus preparation?