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44 Suspected Flu Deaths in Alabama

State Health Officials Investigating
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The Alabama Department of public health says it is investigating 44 deaths as potentially caused by flu. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has lots of information about the flu and keeping your family safe. HERE is their page. The Alabama Department of Public Health also has a flu information page, and you’ll find it HERE.      …

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…

First Pediatric Flu Death in Alabama: Pike Road Girl

Dozens of other child deaths reported across the U.S.
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An elementary school-aged girl in Alabama has died from the flu. Pike Road Schools Superintendent Charles Ledbetter, who’s been in contact with the girl’s parents, tells news outlets Zainab Momin died Tuesday night at a hospital. The third-grade student at Pike Road Elementary had stayed home from school Tuesday with flu-like symptoms and her fever continued to surge throughout the…

Flu Virus Spreading in Schools Across State, Nation

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Peak flu season may be over, but doctors say the flu is still active through March and often well into May. School nurses report younger children being the most likely to contract the illness, because they’re often sitting close to each other for hours a day. Butler County Lead Nurse Debbie Hyatt says the symptoms she looks for include an…