Importance of flu vaccine during pandemic

Importance of flu vaccine during pandemic

Warnings about the devastating effects of a second wave of coronavirus cases continue, but a top U.S. health official says there's one thing you need to do to prevent it from being even worse.

CORONAVIRUS CASES CONTINUE--BUT, A TOP U-S HEALTH OFFICIALSAYS - THERE'S ONE THING YOUNEED TO DO TO PREVENT IT FROMBEING EVEN WORSE.MANDY GAITHER HAS MORE INTODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE.PANDEMIC-PKG IT'S NOT LIKE YOUHAVEN'T HEARD THIS BEFORE --HEALTH OFFICIALS URGINGEVERYONE TO GET A FLU SHOT --BUT -- THE DIRECTOR OF THECENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL ANDPREVENTION SAYS -- NOW IT'SESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO BEVACCINATED AGAINST THE FLU --DR.ROBERT REDFIELD SAYS IF ASECOND WAVE OF CORONAVIRUS HITSWHEN THE FLU SEASON IS UNDERWAY -- IT COULD REALLY STRAINHOSPITALS -- BUT IF MORE PEOPLEGET THEIR FLU SHOT -- THATCOULD EASE A POTENTIAL STRAINON RESOURCES.HE SAYS ONLY ABOUT 47-PERCENTAMERICANS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEFLU VACCINE -- BUT HE'S HOPINGTHE PUBLIC WILL SEE THAT IT'S AMAJOR WAY THEY CAN HELP THISNATION GET THROUGH THE FALL --NOT ALL FLU CASES ARE REPORTED-- BUT THE C-D-C ESTIMATES THATFROM OCTOBER 1ST 2019 --THROUGH APRIL 4TH 2020 -- THEREWERE UP TO 56-MILLION CASES OFTHE FLU -- WITH UP TO62-THOUSAND DEATHS.WHILE THE FLU IS DETECTEDYEAR-ROUND IN THE U-S -- FLUVIRUSES ARE MOST COMMON DURINGTHE FALL AND WINTER.FOR TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, I'MMANDY GAITHER.VTHE STAY AT HOME ORDERS MAYHAVE HELPED SOME PEOPLE GET