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Flu season is reaching its peak -- with the virus widespread in 43 states -- and 14,000 new infections a week.
With a quarter of the student body in Clarkton, Missouri home sick with the flu, school officials decided to park the buses and close the doors.
We were dropping like flies, said Superintendent Delane Beckwith. We had about 70 kids out.
Thats a first for Beckwith.
Friday, I was hurting, and got home Friday night, sick all day Saturday, Beckwith said.
Missouri is one of 23 states with high activity this season. And weve seen a total of 20 flu-related deaths in children.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/flu-season-hitting-its-peak-in-43-states/ar-AAmOZBI?li=BBnb7Kz
safeinOhio
(32,525 posts)covered the strain going around now.
NNadir
(33,368 posts)...vaccine apparently missed this strain.
I didn't have the shot - although I'm a big believer in vaccination - and I got that flu as well. It's pretty bad. It incapacitates you totally.
ksoze
(2,068 posts)Appears it did target successfully this year:
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)Something doesn't compute here.
boston bean
(36,186 posts)ksoze
(2,068 posts)Traditionally, the flu vaccine in any given year is 40-60% effective. This year appears to be on target for the strains causing most problems (H3N2). It is not a guarantee you won't get the flu, but I'll take those odds.
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)That statement contradicts what I'm hearing from the medical professionals.
Btw, my husband and I always get our flu shots. So far, this year, so good. I had a bad cold, but don't think it was the flu.
mfcorey1
(10,997 posts)you have symptoms of the flu, immediately get a prescription for tamiflu. It seems to make recovery faster. The down side is that Tamflu is expensive and will cost anywhere from $128 to $178. That is what the price range has been where I am.
GreenEyedLefty
(2,073 posts)So far, so good. A lot of people in my office have come down with the flu. Hoping the vaccination holds.
easttexaslefty
(1,554 posts)4 out of 5 of us got the flu anyway
Wounded Bear
(58,436 posts)my brother (not sure if he got the shot or not) was laid up for about 3 weeks. Went to ER a couple of times. I had what amounted to a bad cold that lasted about 10 days or so. It's still hanging on with some low grade chest congestion and occasional coughing fits, but I'm ambulatory.
suffragette
(12,232 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,436 posts)Like I said, I didn't get hit that bad myself. I feel for those who had to deal with the real thing.