Don’t put off
getting your flu shots any longer
Flu virus - something you really should be scared of |
By Will Collette
UPDATE: The RI Health Dept. now considers the flu to be widespread in RI, with more than 30 people hospitalized with flu-like symptoms since Oct. 1.
According to the Associated Press, flu season is coming to Rhode Island early. RI Health Department Director Michael Fine says they are already seeing more flulike illnesses than they saw in all of last year.
According to the Associated Press, flu season is coming to Rhode Island early. RI Health Department Director Michael Fine says they are already seeing more flulike illnesses than they saw in all of last year.
You can get your
flu shot for free on Sunday at the
Charlestown Community/Senior Center in Ninigret Park from 10 AM to 1 PM. Though
there is no charge for the shot, you should bring your insurance or Medicare
card with you (if you have one).
You can also get
free pneumonia shots and the combo vaccine for tetanus, diphtheria and
pertussis (whooping cough). There were several outbreaks of whooping cough in
Rhode Island, leading to mass immunizations to stem the outbreaks.
According to the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, around 50,000
Americans died from flu between 1976 and 2007.
For
more information, contact the Rhode Island Department of Health at 401-222-5960
/ RI Relay 711; www.health.ri.gov.