CDC: Flu Season Is Off to Early Start
It's National Influenza Vaccination Week. Did you get your flu shot?
Flu season is off to an early start, state and federal health officials say, with many more Pennsylvania cases reported as of the beginning of December than the previous year. According to the state Department of Health, there were 387 cases of confirmed influenza across the state from Oct. 2 - Dec. 1, in 53 of the state's 67 counties. Ten of those cases were in Lehigh County, 13 were in Northampton County. Most of the cases were in the western part of the state; Allegheny County had 64 cases. The Centers for Disease Control reports that the 2012-2013 season is shaping up to be a bad one. There have been a larger number of suspected flu cases than usual in five Southern states, and this year's strain may be more virulent. Nevertheless, …
