YOU’RE HEARING FLU CASES ARE ON THE RISE IN ALBUQUERQUE, SANTA FE AND ARTESIA. BUT DAVID MORGAN WITH THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TELLS US THERE ARE SOME LOCALIZED INCREASES IN FLU CASES … BUT THEY’RE SMALL. HE SAYS IT’S STILL CONSIDERED A STANDARD FLU SEASON. BUT HE ALSO SAYS IT’S STILL EARLY IN THE FLU SEASON, SO THINGS COULD CHANGE.
MORGAN ALSO SAYS THE FLU VACCINE THIS YEAR IS ONLY 10 PERCENT EFFECTIVE SO FAR. HE SAYS THE H3-N2 FLU VACCINE IS NOT COVERED BY THIS DRUG. BUT EXPERTS SAY WE SHOULD ALL STILL GET THE FLU SHOT THIS YEAR.
