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Title: Flu Cases Starting to Spread: CDC
Post by: rangerrebew on January 23, 2017, 07:12:00 pm
https://medlineplus.gov/news/fullstory_163159.htmlFlu Cases Starting to Spread: CDC
Illness now being reported in middle sections of the country
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Friday, January 20, 2017
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FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Flu activity continues to rise across the United States and there's been a slight uptick in the number of deaths in the last week, federal health officials reported Friday.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it's still not too late to get a flu shot. That's particularly important for the most vulnerable -- the very young, the elderly, the chronically ill and pregnant women, officials said.

 https://medlineplus.gov/news/fullstory_163159.html