To do: Get a flu shot

posted Dec 20, 2013
nys flu surveillance map week ending 2013-12-14

Something to think about doing soon: getting a flu shot.

The latest influenza surveillance report (a week old) for New York State has the flu now designated as "widespread" in the state. That is, there have been lab-confirmed reports of flu in many counties around the state -- 34 plus New York City. The Capital Region core counties are part of that group.

This year's flu season is yet cranking like last season, which saw a big surge in cases around the end of December and beginning of January. But the number of cases in the official state health department report is trending upward a bit statewide, and Google Flu Trends is reporting a similar upward trend for the state and the Albany area.

So, it's still not a bad time to get a flu shot. It takes the body a week or two ramp up its immune response to the jab. Here's the CDC's page with info about the flu vaccine, including a flu shot finder. Finding a place to get the vaccine is a lot easier now than it was just a few years ago -- many pharmacies now offer right in the store (and your health plan might even cover it).

map: NYS DOH, retrieve 2013-12-20

tags: flu, health

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