THE BEST GIFT YOU CAN GIVE THIS YEAR COULD BE ONE YOU GIVE YOURSELF: A FLU SHOT. SCOTT NORVILLE IS WITH THE NEW MEXICO HEALTH DEPARTMENT. HE TELLS US IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO GET THE SHOT, ESPECIALLY WITH THE BUSY SOCIAL SEASON COMING UP, A PRIME TIME TO SNAG THE VIRUS. HE SAYS ALL IT TAKES IS ONE PERSON COUGHING AT A PARTY TO GET OTHER PEOPLE SICK.
NORVILLE IS URGING THOSE IN HIGH-RISK GROUPS TO GET A SHOT, INCLUDING CHILDREN 6 MONTHS THROUGH FOUR YEARS OF AGE, PEOPLE OVER 50 AS WELL AS ANYONE WITH CERTAIN CHRONIC MEDICAL CONDITIONS.