November 6, 2022

If you haven’t already… GO get your flu shot NOW!

Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD

Flu is hitting early and fiercely this year. Hospitals, especially pediatric hospitals, are filling up with a mix of RSV, COVID, and flu.

We have vaccines for 2 of those 3 infections…let’s use them!

Source: CDC Weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report

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Flu is hitting early and fiercely this year. Hospitals, especially pediatric hospitals, are filling up with a mix of RSV, COVID, and flu.

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