Flu season is reaching its peak --
with the virus “widespread” in
43 states -- and 14,000 new
infections a week.
With a quarter of the student
body in Clarkton, Missouri home
sick with the flu, school officials
decided to park the buses and
close the doors.
“We were dropping like flies,”
said Superintendent Delane
Beckwith. “We had about 70 kids
out.”
That’s a first for Beckwith.
“Friday, I was hurting, and got
home Friday night, sick all day
Saturday,” Beckwith said.
Missouri is one of 23 states with
high activity this season. And
we’ve seen a total of 20 flu-
related deaths in children .
On Long Island, near New York
City, Nassau University Medical
Center’s pediatric emergency
room is now open 24-7 to deal
with an influx of flu.
“This season we’re seeing a lot of
the H3 virus, so this is the one
where people get very sick and it
normally affects elderly people
children and pregnant women,”
said Dr. Ben de la Rosa of Holy
Name Medical Center in New
Jersey.
He says his emergency room has
been busy.
“We’re right around the time
where you would see a peak,” de
la Rosa says.
Audrey Fagnano began to have
symptoms after a co-worker was
diagnosed with the flu.
“I felt like I was gonna faint and
I couldn’t stay awake,” Fagnano
said.
She tested negative for flu but
says now she plans to get the
vaccine.
In Illinois, there was an uptick in
flu activity over the past week,
with 43 people admitted to
intensive care units. The CDC
says this year’s vaccine is a good
match for the year’s virus and
145 million doses have shipped
out.
Sabtu, 11 Februari 2017
Health
Flu season hitting its peak in 43 states
Flu season is reaching its peak --
with the virus “widespread” in
43 states -- and 14,000 new
infections a week.
With a quarter of the student
body in Clarkton, Missouri home
sick with the flu, school officials
decided to park the buses and
close the doors.
“We were dropping like flies,”
said Superintendent Delane
Beckwith. “We had about 70 kids
out.”
That’s a first for Beckwith.
“Friday, I was hurting, and got
home Friday night, sick all day
Saturday,” Beckwith said.
Missouri is one of 23 states with
high activity this season. And
we’ve seen a total of 20 flu-
related deaths in children .
On Long Island, near New York
City, Nassau University Medical
Center’s pediatric emergency
room is now open 24-7 to deal
with an influx of flu.
“This season we’re seeing a lot of
the H3 virus, so this is the one
where people get very sick and it
normally affects elderly people
children and pregnant women,”
said Dr. Ben de la Rosa of Holy
Name Medical Center in New
Jersey.
He says his emergency room has
been busy.
“We’re right around the time
where you would see a peak,” de
la Rosa says.
Audrey Fagnano began to have
symptoms after a co-worker was
diagnosed with the flu.
“I felt like I was gonna faint and
I couldn’t stay awake,” Fagnano
said.
She tested negative for flu but
says now she plans to get the
vaccine.
In Illinois, there was an uptick in
flu activity over the past week,
with 43 people admitted to
intensive care units. The CDC
says this year’s vaccine is a good
match for the year’s virus and
145 million doses have shipped
out.
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