FLU SEASON IN NEW MEXICO IS PICKING UP STEAM. EPIDEMIOLOGIST MARISSA BARGSTEN WITH THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS CASES HAVE INCREASED AND THEY’VE EVEN SEEN HOSPITALIZATIONS AND ABOUT FIVE DEATHS.
SCIENTISTS AT LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABS SAY THEY EXPECTED THE FLU SEASON TO PEAK IN FEBRUARY … NOT ONLY IN NEW MEXICO BUT NATIONWIDE. BARGSTEN SAYS THERE’S STILL VACCINE AVAILABLE. AND SHE SAYS THIS YEAR’S BATCH IS 60 PERCENT EFFECTIVE. SHE SAYS IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO GET THE SHOT OR THE FLU MIST.
