It comes every year, like short-lived resolutions, lopsided bowl games and Facebook posts about a new season of “Downton Abbey.” The flu has announced its presence in Ventura County with a phlegm-ridden hack and a tired groan. “Just in the last two weeks, it’s gotten progressively worse,” said Dr. Steve Jones, who works at an urgent care center in Oxnard and has seen 20 to 30 cases that appear to be flu on a busy day. “I expect a bad season.” Worried that the reach of this year’s vaccine appears limited, federal officials say the dominant strain is more dangerous to the elderly and to very young children. They said 46 states across the nation have widespread flu activity. California’s flu volumes are listed one notch down, classified as “regional.” Subscribers can read Vaccine issues could mean more flu this year at bit.ly/1B6LeL1
Posted on: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 23:55:01 +0000
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