IT'S FLU SHOT TIME AGAIN IN NEW MEXICO. THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS SHIPMENTS OF VACCINE TO DOCTORS' OFFICES AND PHARMACIES ARE UNDERWAY. STATE HEALTH SECRETARY RETTA WARD SAYS YOU SHOULD GET THE SHOT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY TO PREDICT HOW INTENSE THE FLU SEASON WILL BE.
WARD SAYS EVERYONE SIX MONTHS AND OLDER SHOULD GET THE SHOT EVERY YEAR, SHE SAYS IT'S ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO VACCINATE CHILDREN, PREGNANT WOMEN, PEOPLE OVER 50 AND OTHERS AT HIGH-RISK.
