🤧 Among the states being hit hardest by the flu is Florida and it’s being hit earlier than usual. Have you fallen ill with the flu already this season?
Among the states being hit hardest by flu is Florida and it’s being hit earlier than usual.“It’s not unusual for us to see a spike of the flu. What’s unusual is that we’re seeing it so early. And we’re seeing such a large spike,” explained Dr. Sunil Joshi, president of the Duval County Medical Society Foundation. “So, a lot of this is likely due to the fact that over the last couple of years, with the pandemic, we have been taking precautions to negate the spread of viruses.
This particular strain is associated with more severe illness in young children and the elderly. Joshi said even though there is an effective flu vaccine available, there is still a lot of hesitancy to get the shot. “There is definitely a vaccine hesitancy happening out there now. If you think back to 2020 when the pandemic first started and we were waiting for the COVID vaccines to come out, there was some interest in getting vaccines, and throughout the country and particularly here in Duval County, our vaccination rate went up,” Joshi said. “But they went down significantly last year. And a lot of that is because of the misinformation that was put out there about the COVID vaccine.
Joshi said the flu shot is safe with minimal and usually mild side effects. He said the flu shot is usually covered by insurance and, if not, vouchers are available through the #FluVaxJax Program to have the cost covered.About the Author:
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