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City Urges Everyone To Get A Flu Shot, And Not To Wait
CHICAGO (CBS) — The leaves are starting to change and there is definitely a chill in the air, so you can be sure that flu season is just around the corner. The Chicago Department of Public Health is...
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Flu Season Starting Early; Cases Mark Soonest Since 2003
Updated 12/03/12 – 3:53 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — Doctors have been seeing an increase in flu cases, marking the earliest start to the flu season in nearly a decade. Flu outbreaks have been more prevalent...
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Flu Season Kicks Off Early, Strong
CHICAGO (STMW) – The flu is back with a vengeance this year, earlier than usual and affecting more people this winter. “Loyola documented several cases of the flu before Thanksgiving,” says Dr. Jorge...
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Early, Hard-Hitting Start For Flu Season This Year
CHICAGO (CBS) – The flu bug has started hitting the Chicago area early this year, and it’s hitting hard this season. CBS 2’s Pamela Jones has a look at why. Before Dr. Kimbra Bell touches her patients...
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Flu Season Hitting Earlier, Harder This Year
CHICAGO (CBS) — The flu season in the Chicago area is hitting harder than in the last couple of years. play pause Hospital 'Knee Deep' In Flu Patients WBBM Newsradio's Steve Miller As an employee at a...
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Widespread Flu Infections Claim 7 Lives In Illinois
CHICAGO (CBS) – Influenza has already killed 7 people in Illinois, and state health officials were urging people to do what they can to slow its spread. WBBM Newsradio’s John Cody reports up to 122...
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Thousands Will Die From Flu This Year, Doctors Predict
NORTHRIDGE (CBSLA.com) — Although concerns are mounting across the nation of Ebola exposure, doctors fear the focus could be diverting attention from another potential threat: the flu. “It potentially...
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Chicago Hospital Gives Flu Shots To Staff, Students
CHICAGO (CBS) – Rush University Medical Center is giving flu shots to about 3,000 of its staff and students today – and reminding other people to get vaccinated. It’s hard to tell when the flu season...
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Flu Season At Epidemic Level; High Levels In Illinois, Indiana, And Wisconsin
(CBS) – This season’s flu outbreak has reached the epidemic level, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports it’s expected to get even worse in the coming weeks. Fifteen children...
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Amid Flu Epidemic, Doctors Warn Parents To Protect Kids Going Back To School
WBBM 780’s Mariam Sobh WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause CHICAGO (CBS) – With the flu reaching epidemic levels, and students headed back to school next week, doctors have been asking parents to make sure kids...
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Cold Snap Making Annual Lull In Blood Donations Worse
CHICAGO (CBS) – The combination of an extended cold snap, the recent holidays, and the ongoing flu season have led to a 30 percent drop in blood donations for LifeSource, prompting hospitals to keep a...
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Flu Season Ramping Up, Doctors Warn
CHICAGO (CBS) — Christmas carols and jingling bells aren’t the only sounds filling the air this time of year. Symphonies of sneezes and choirs of coughs mean the holiday season has brought cold and flu...
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Illinois Sees Increase In Flu, Hospitals Place Temporary Visitor Restrictions
CHICAGO (CBS) — Flu season is upon us and has become widespread in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Public Heath recommends hospitals to place temporary visitor-restriction polices that restrict...
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Flu Vaccine May Only Be 10% Effective, Experts Say
CHICAGO (CBS) — While the holidays can really wear you out, if you’re feeling achy and tired, it could also be the flu. And, according to CBS 2’s Roseanne Tellez, just because you got a flu shot this...
View ArticleFierce Flu Estimated To Cost Employers Billions In Lost Productivity
CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — This year’s aggressive flu season is taking a toll on employers across the country. If workers take four sick days to recover from the flu, the cost to employers in lost...
View ArticleHeath Department: It’s Not Too Late To Get A Flu Shot
CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — We could soon see the number of flu cases start to turn around, according to Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Julie Morita. Morita says that as aggressive...
View ArticlePharmacies Experiencing Flu Vaccine, Tamiflu Shortage
CHICAGO (CBS) — The severe flu outbreak gripping Chicago and the rest of the country has doctors urging everyone to get their flu shot. One problem: some local parents are now finding out flu shots are...
View ArticleHoly Angels Catholic School Closes Over Flu Outbreak
CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Another Aurora school is calling off classes because of the spread of the flu. The principal of Holy Angels Catholic School says 26 percent of students called in sick with...
View ArticleWhen Is The Right Time To Get Your Flu Shot?
(CBS) — Summer is winding down and school is back in session, which means flu season is right around the corner. And as health officials remind us every year, the best protection against the virus is...
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80,000 Deaths Caused By Flu Last Season, CDC Says
(CNN) — An estimated 80,000 Americans died of flu and its complications last winter, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This means it was the deadliest season in more than...
View ArticleFlu Season Arrives Later Than Usual, Hitting Children The Hardest
CHICAGO (CBS) — New numbers out from the CDC showed a spike in flu cases is just starting nationwide. The young are particularly vulnerable this year. Children arrived at Dr. Dan Weissbluth’s office...
View ArticleInfluenza Type B, Usually Seen Late In Season, Is Making Early Appearance
CHICAGO (CBS) — The flu season in Chicago is starting with a twist. As CBS 2’s Suzanne Le Mignot reported Monday, a certain type of influenza virus that we usually see near the end of the season is...
View ArticleChicago Public Health Director Dr. Allison Arwady Says Now Is The Time For...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Illinois saw another 1,700 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, along with 24 new confirmed deaths. Many of those cases are in the St. Louis region, where the positivity rate is now 10%. That’s...
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Free Flu Shot Drive Coming To Englewood This Weekend
CHICAGO (CBS)– The cooler temperatures moving in means it’s time to get a flu shot. Starting this weekend, Englewood residents can take advantage of a free flu shot drive. Alderman Raymond Lopez (15th...
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What Will Flu Season Look Like During The COVID-19 Pandemic? An ICU Doctor’s...
CHICAGO (CBS) — So how will flu season look during a pandemic? Doctors and health care workers have been asking that very question lately. CBS 2’s Marissa Parra spoke on Sunday with someone on the...
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As COVID-19 Pandemic Rages On, Flu Season Off To A Very Quiet Start
CHICAGO (CBS) — COVID-19 continues to ravage parts of the country, but you might be wondering where is the flu? CBS 2’s Marissa Parra spoke to a healthcare worker on the frontlines with the answers on...
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