CNHI News Service — With flu season beginning earlier than it
has in more than a decade, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention is warning that this season could be a bad one.
While more than a third of Americans have been vaccinated, Dec.
2 through Dec. 8 is National Influenza Vaccination week and the
CDC encouraged everyone older than six months to get vaccinated.
According to the CDC, certain groups are at a higher risk for
infection and vaccination is especially important to prevent
complications. Southern states have seen an increase in cases
this flu season, causing doctors to encourage everyone to get
vaccinated before flu season peaks in mid-winter. Flu symptoms
can include fever, fatigue, cough head and body aches, runny
nose, vomiting and diarrhea. Information for this story was
provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
and the Associated Press.