A NEW MEXICO HEALTH DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL SAYS IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY HOW SEVERE THE FLU SEASON WILL BE THIS YEAR IN THE STATE. BUT EPIDEMIOLOGIST DAVID SELVAGE TELLS 770 KKOB HE EXPECTS THE VACCINE TO BE A BETTER MATCH THAN IT WAS LAST YEAR, WHEN IT WAS ONLY 20-25 PERCENT EFFECTIVE.
NEW MEXICO HAS HAD ITS FIRST LAB-CONFIRMED CASES OF INFLUENZA IN THREE WOMEN FROM BERNALILLO COUNTY. TWO WERE HOSPITALIZED BUT HAVE SINCE BEEN RELEASED.
