Tag: influenza
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Kentucky’s week-long brand of flu now called ‘widespread’
What started out early is now full-blown. The Kentucky Department for Public Health informed federal health authorities this week that data it has received from local health departments, hospitals, clinics...
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CDC director: Flu season is three weeks early, could be a bad one
Prepare for a bad flu season. According to the Centers for Disease Control, this flu season seems to be ahead of schedule if you use the last decade as any...
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Back at school and already got the sniffles or other ailment? Here’s a pediatrician’s advice to battle back-to-school bugs
With school back in session, it probably won’t be long before children are coming home with sniffles and sore throats. The average child gets six or more infections each year,...
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First cases of flu reported in Kentucky; not swine-related
By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News Kentucky has its first confirmed cases of flu for the year, and officials are urging residents to get their vaccinations. (WYMT-TV photo) The Department...
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State Fair taking precautions to prevent spread of swine flu
With cases of swine flu popping up in adjoining states to the north, officials are taking precautions to prevent the disease from spreading at the Kentucky State Fair‘s Swine Pavilion....
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No way to know how serious flu season will be this year; get your vaccine, which will be available soon, officials say
There is no way of predicting how far-reaching the flu will be this season, but this year’s vaccine should be available soon, officials with the Kentucky Department for Public Health...
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Swine flu killed nearly 300,000 worldwide, study finds
The swine flu of 2009, often referred to as H1NI, killed an estimated 284,500 people, making it 15 times more deadly than it was thought at the time of the...
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High-dose flu shot, which many doctors recommend for those over 65 due to risk of death, is becoming more available
It’s time for flu shots, but the annual reminder has a new angle: Fluzone HighDose, a special vaccine designed for people 65 and older, who make up 90 percent of...
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Now is the time to get flu vaccine, state health officials warn
State public health officials are encouraging Kentuckians to be vaccinated for flu now to reduce the spread of the illness. Steve Davis, M.D., acting commissioner of the Department for Public...