IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN…TIME TO MAKE PLANS TO GET YOUR ANNUAL FLU SHOT.
FOR SOME, THE FLU MEANS FEELING CRUMMY AND MISSING A FEW DAYS OF SCHOOL OR WORK. BUT FOR OTHERS, THE FLU CAN BE DEADLY. THAT’S WHY IT’S SO IMPORTANT TO BE IMMUNIZED SAYS ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SPOKESPERSON MELANEY ARNOLD. SHE SAYS THIS YEAR…THEY ARE NOT RECOMMENDING PEOPLE GET THE NASAL SPRAY VERSION OF THE VACCINE.
THE FLU SEASON IN ILLINOIS TYPICALLY RUNS FROM OCTOBER TO MAY…WITH FLU ACTIVITY PEAKING BETWEEN DECEMBER AND FEBRUARY.