Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
1st influenza death reported this season
6 hours ago
by FOX5 Web Staff
SAN DIEGO ? An 89-year-old woman died from influenza ? the first reported death in San Diego County of this year?s flu season ? and county health officials Wednesday encouraged residents to get vaccinated against the disease.
Influenza could turn serious or deadly,especially for the elderly ,infants and those with chronic conditions like heart disease or diabetes, the county Health and Human Services Agency reported.
?This death serves as a reminder that influenza, regardless of what type, can be deadly,? county Public Health Officer Dr. Wilma Wooten said. ?The best protection against the flu is to get vaccinated. It is not too late to be immunized.
?During last year?s flu season, 14 people died from complications of influenza,county officials said. Influenza caused 58 deaths in San Diego County in the 2009-10 flu season, and 24 fatalities in the 2010-11 season, according to the agency.
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Read more: http://fox5sandiego.com/2012/11/21/first-influenza-death-in-county/#ixzz2Cx6C6KoK
6 hours ago
by FOX5 Web Staff
SAN DIEGO ? An 89-year-old woman died from influenza ? the first reported death in San Diego County of this year?s flu season ? and county health officials Wednesday encouraged residents to get vaccinated against the disease.
Influenza could turn serious or deadly,especially for the elderly ,infants and those with chronic conditions like heart disease or diabetes, the county Health and Human Services Agency reported.
?This death serves as a reminder that influenza, regardless of what type, can be deadly,? county Public Health Officer Dr. Wilma Wooten said. ?The best protection against the flu is to get vaccinated. It is not too late to be immunized.
?During last year?s flu season, 14 people died from complications of influenza,county officials said. Influenza caused 58 deaths in San Diego County in the 2009-10 flu season, and 24 fatalities in the 2010-11 season, according to the agency.
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Read more: http://fox5sandiego.com/2012/11/21/first-influenza-death-in-county/#ixzz2Cx6C6KoK