flu

  • COVID y la gripe: ¿Está al acecho una amenaza ‘dobledemic’ de nuevo?

    Primero, las buenas noticias: la gripe fue prácticamente inexistente el año pasado. La mala noticia: la poca gripe la temporada pasada significa un mayor riesgo este otoño e invierno. El llamado “dobledemic” que los funcionarios de salud pública en California y otros lugares advertido sobre el año pasado – la amenaza...
  • COVID and the flu: Is a ‘twindemic’ threat lurking again?

    First, the good news: The flu was practically nonexistent last year. The bad news: Little flu last season means increased risk this fall and winter. The so-called “twindemic” that public health officials in California and elsewhere warned about last year — the combined threat of influenza and COVID-19 — was largely...
  • Fighting Flu and Staying Healthy All Year With Medicaid and CHIP

    Each year, millions of Americans get sick from “seasonal influenza” (“the flu”). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 38 million people got sick with the flu during the 2019-2020 flu season. The flu is more dangerous than the common cold and children are...
  • Combata la influenza y manténgase saludable todo el año con Medicaid y CHIP

    Cada año, millones de estadounidenses se enferman de “influenza estacional” (“la gripe”). Según los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC), más de 38 millones de personas se enfermaron de influenza durante la temporada de influenza 2019-2020. La influenza es más peligrosa que el resfriado común...
  • FIRST PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 65 YEARS HAS DIED FROM THE FLU THIS SEASON

    Public Health Department urges flu vaccination and hand washing   County of Santa Clara, CA. – The first person under the age of 65 years to die of the flu during this 2018-2019 flu season in Santa Clara County was 39 years old with unknown flu vaccination status. Dr. Sara...
  • Flu-Fighting Facts

    NAPS The flu is nothing to sneeze at. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), influenza has resulted in between 9.2 million and 35.6 million illnesses annually since 2010. The best way to stay out of such statistics, the CDC says, is for everyone who is...
  • HEALTH OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE IT’S TIME TO GET VACCINATED FOR THE FLU

    Santa Clara County Valley Health Centers offer free flu shots in many locations   SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA. – Free flu shots for adults over 19 will be available at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center’s geographically accessible “Valley Health Centers” beginning on Saturday, September 29, 2018. Adult Flu Vaccine Fairs...
  • Alternative Cold and Flu Remedies

    While flu and cold are common to every region of the world, different cultures have developed their own solutions to tackle the all-too-familiar and dreadful symptoms. Today it’s thought that 70 percent of your immune system lies in your digestive tract, so many of these alternative healing methods rely...
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