Reports of the flu are more than double in Louisiana than in other states, according to Dr. Frank Welch of the Louisiana Department of Health, who added this flu season has been the worst he’s seen in the state in 20 years. […]
A growing number of people are coming to St. Charles Parish Hospital’s emergency room with the flu in an unusually early outbreak that is statewide and making Louisiana one of the hot spots nationally for the virus. […]
It’s flu season, and Destrehan Discount Pharmacy’s B.J. Burkenstock advises that when it comes to getting a flu shot, the sooner the better. The pharmacy, which has now settled in its new location at 12627 Airline Hwy. next to PJ’s Coffee in Destrehan, has been issuing flu shots for the past month, and Burkenstock said that when it comes to avoiding the flu, patients should take any preventive measure possible to avoid missing time at work — or simply feeling terrible. […]
After seeing hundreds of patients with the flu last year, Dr. John “Brian” Seymour, Emergency Department Medical Director for St. Charles Parish Hospital, highly recommends reducing your risk of contracting the virus by getting a flu shot. […]
The flu vaccine may not be as effective against this season’s most dominant strain of the disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. […]
St. Charles Parish Hospital officials said that verified cases of the flu are already beginning to spike, and in the public schools, 32 cases have been reported. […]
Louisiana is experiencing a particularly bad flu season this year and is one of 10 states nationwide with the highest estimated number of flu illnesses. […]
Flu levels continue to rise across the nation, with Louisiana being particularly hard hit this season. […]
Parish residents are urged to get flu vaccines after officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that this year’s flu season is off to its earliest start in a decade.
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