State health officials have declared the flu to be widespread and prevalent in New York state.
The Department of Health says cases of the flu have been confirmed in 39 counties and in all five boroughs of New York City. Some 658 flu-related hospitalizations have been reported so far this flu season.
An average of 9,800 hospitalizations were reported in the last three flu seasons.
The declaration announced Wednesday means that health care workers who have not been vaccinated against the flu must wear masks when they’re around patients.
Health Commissioner Howard Zucker says the flu vaccine remains the “best way” to avoid the virus.
Flu season typically runs from October through May.
(AP)
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I disagree with this I only got the flu this season a few days after taking A flu shot.
Poiu,
You should know that it takes few weeks (up to 6) for a vaccine to take effect.
The innoculate excites the immune system to the presence of a foreign protein of the viral envelope, which elicits immune response of churning out antibodies to the invader. Only then, does the vaccine provide immunity.
If you got ill within days of your flu shot, you were already infected, and the vaccine was useless, except for the other strains that you may still become exposed to later.
Therefore, before posting and exposing ignorance, and possibly stopping others from getting pre-exposure prophylaxis, find out some very basic facts. Only then you could begin to disagree.
Anecdotal evidence from one’s own mistakes is akin ti what one of my rabbeim used to say about people who refute basic halachos because they were never aware of them –
א מעשה רב פון זיך אליין
According to the VAERS reports (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System), the flu shot has the most deaths and injuries associated with it. It causes more harm than good. With dangerous toxic ingredients like formaldehyde, it’s no wonder people are being harmed by it. So sad that the only advice for protecting against the flu given by health officials is to “get the flu shot”. Why not advocate for TRUE health- lots of vitamin D3, C and immune-boosting elderberry. Oh right, because the pharmaceutical industry doesn’t make MONEY off unpatented vitamins. Beware, the flu shot has caused a lot of paralysis. Stay away if you want to stay healthy.