IT SEEMS LIKE AN EARLY START TO THE FLU SEASON IN NEW MEXICO. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS LAB TESTS HAVE CONFIRMED THE FIRST CASES OF THE FLU IN THE STATE, ALL IN QUAY COUNTY. THE THREE PEOPLE AFFECTED WERE AGES 8, 11 AND 13. STATE EPIDEMIOLOGIST MICHAEL LANDEN SAYS THE TIMING ISN’T REALLY A BIG DEAL HERE. AND ISN’T ATYPICAL. HE SAYS THE BIG TAKE-AWAY FROM THIS IS THAT EVERYONE SIX MONTHS OF AGE AND OVER SHOULD GET A FLU SHOT AS MORE AND MORE CASES ARE EXPECTED TO EMERGE STATEWIDE.
