Early cases of the flu popping up around Birmingham
Doctor shares tips on protecting children from flu
Early cases of the flu popping up around Birmingham
Doctor shares tips on protecting children from flu
SCROLLING THROUGHOUT THE SHOW. NEW THIS MORNING WE ARE ALREADY , STARTING TO SEE A FEW CASES OF THE FLU AND WE ARE STILL MORE THAN FIVE WEEKS FROM THE START OF FLU SEASON. IAN: THE FLU HAS BEEN EXTREMELY BAD THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, KILLING THOUSANDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. HERE IN ALABAMA, THE LATEST FLU SEASON KILLED 90 PEOPLE, INCLUDING A CHILD. THERE WERE 87 DEBTS IN THE FLU SEASON BEFORE THAT. NATIONWIDE THE CDC SAYS THE FLU VIRUS HAS CAUSED 12,000 TO 56,000 DEATHS EVERY YEAR SINCE 2010. EUNICE: ACCORDING TO THE CDC, THE SOUTHEASTERN REGION OF THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING ALABAMA, REPORTED SOME OF THE HIGHEST INSTANCES OF PEDIATRIC FLU-RELATED DEATHS IN THE NATION. WVTM 13’S SARAH KILLIAN SPOKE TO A DOCTOR AT CHILDREN’S OF ALABAMA ABOUT PROTECTING CHILDREN THIS FLU SEASON. IA SARAH, WHAT IS THE BIGGEST PIECE OF ADVICE THEY HAVE? SARAH: IT MAY SOUND SIMPLE, BUT THE BEST THING PARENTS CAN DO FOR THEIR CHILDREN ACCORDING TO DOCTORS AT CHILDREN’S OF ALABAMA IS GET THEM THEIR FLU SHOT. FLU SEASON DOESN’T USUALLY BEGIN UNTIL AROUND OCTOBER, BUT SOME DOCTORS AROUND THE BIRMINGHAM METRO AREA ARE STARTING TO SEE SPORADIC CASES OF THE FL NOW WITH SCHOOL STARTING BACK, GERMS CAN SPREAD QUICKLY. DR. KATHY MONROE AT CHILDREN’S OF ALABAMA IS URGING PARENTS TO GO AHEAD AND GET YOUR CHILD’S FLU SHOT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. >> AS SOON AS THE PHARMACIES START CARRYING IT AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENTS HAVE A FLU SHOT, TIME TO GO AHEAD AND GET YOUR FLU SHOT SO YOU WILL BE PROTECTED. IT TAKES A FEW WEEKS TO REALLY GIVE YOU FULL PROTECTION, SO YOU WANT TO HAVE IT EARLY BEFORE THE FLU HITS BEFORE YOU GET EXPOSED. SARAH: THOSE FLU SHOTS SHOULD START BECOMING AVAILABLE AT PHARMACIES AND LOCAL DOCTORS OFFICES IN THE COMING WEEKS SO KEEP AN EYE ON THAT. ANOTHER TIP, TEACHER CHILDREN GOOD H
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Early cases of the flu popping up around Birmingham
Doctor shares tips on protecting children from flu
Some doctors around the Birmingham Metro area are already seeing cases of the flu. Dr. Kathy Monroe with Children's of Alabama shares tips on how parents can protect children from the flu in the video above.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —
Some doctors around the Birmingham Metro area are already seeing cases of the flu.
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Dr. Kathy Monroe with Children's of Alabama shares tips on how parents can protect children from the flu in the video above.