Flu Shot

BlueCross BlueShield of Alabama Strongly Encouraging Alabamians to Get Flu Shot This Year

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Getting the flu shot may be more important this year than previous years. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama is strongly encouraging Alabamians to get a flu shot this year. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, BCBS says reducing the spread of respiratory illnesses, like the flu, this fall and winter is more important than ever. The Centers for Disease…

County Health Departments Offering Free Flu Vaccinations

As flu continues to spread across the state, Alabama Department of Public Health steps up to help communities battle the flu bug
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The flu continues to spread at a high rate across Alabama, and medical experts say the best prevention is still the flu shot. Nurse practitioner Pamela Ingram is seeing her fair share of flu patients. “More and more cases everyday,” Ingram said. She says influenza cases are being diagnosed daily at Greenville’s Stabler Clinic. “A lot of people will come…

Ouch! Flu Spray Fails Again, Flu Shots Work Better

Darryl Hood,
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Government researchers say the nasal spray version of the annual flu vaccine didn’t protect kids this past flu season. Health officials reported Wednesday that the spray performed dismally for the third straight year, while the traditional flu shot – the one that stings – worked reasonably well this winter. The vaccine’s manufacturer, AstraZeneca, presented its own study that found the…