KRON4’s Dan Kerman reports. https://www.kron4.com/
WORKING WITHOUT A NEW CONTRACT SINCE JUNE. 30TH. >>HALLOWEEN IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER. HARD TO BELIEVE THAT MEANS FLU SEASON UNFORTUNATELY CAN’T BE FAR BEHIND. IN FACT, THE FLU EXPERTS SAY USUALLY ARRIVES IN NOVEMBER AND HANGS OUT THROUGH FEBRUARY. KRON FOUR’S DAN KERMAN HAS MORE. >>DOCTORS SAY IT’S TIME TO ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES AGAIN FOR THE ANNUAL FLU VACCINE AROUND THE CORNER. JAPAN’S ALREADY EXPERIENCING AN OUTBREAK KNOW SO I THINK WE’RE GOING TO BE SEEING INFLUENZA OR COME TO OUR COMMUNITY SOMETIME IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS BECAUSE IT TAKES UP TO 2 WEEKS TO GET THE FULL EFFECT OF THE VACCINE. DOCTORS SAY YOU SHOULDN’T WAIT FOR CASES TO RISE TO GET THE SHOT FOR THE FLU BEFORE SO ANY TIME TO FALL. >>THE HALLOWEEN. ANY TIME IS BETTER THAN NO TIME, WHICH MEANS THAT EVEN IF LEADER, STILL GOING TO BE BENEFICIAL. DOCTORS SAY IT’S NOT JUST FOR OLDER AMERICANS AND THOSE WITH COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEMS. >>BUT EVERYONE OVER 6 MONTHS OF AGE. >>LAST SEASON WAS ONE OF THE WORST FLU SEASON BE HOT IN ABOUT 10 YEARS, BUT A CLEAN KIDS THAT IT WAS ALL ASSOCIATED WITH LOWER VACCINATION RATES IN CHILDREN IN PARTICULAR, VACCINE MAY NOT PREVENT THOSE ACHES AND PAINS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FLU. BUT DOCTORS SAY IT GOES A LONG WAY TO PREVENT SERIOUS DISEASE, HOSPITALIZATION AND DEATH. >>LAST YEAR THERE WERE OVER 35,000 AMERICANS WHO DIED FROM INFLUENZA. SO IT’S NOT JUST A YOU KNOW, KNOWING DISEASE SERIOUS VIRAL INFECTION. PEOPLE SHOULD DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO PREVENT GETTING IT AND CERTAI
