Flu Vaccine

A mild flu season last year means fewer folks are immune to strains starting to circulate now. Scientists predict 100,000 to 400,000 extra U.S. hospitalizations with the deadly flu virus this year.

Flu season is approaching, and with COVID-19 cases likely to increase this winter as more people are stuck indoors, medical experts are urging people to do everything they can to protect themselves against both viruses. It's more important than ever to get a flu shot this year, said Dr. Christine Alexander, chair of family medicine at MetroHealth. Not only do COVID-19 and influenza often present similar symptoms, but vulnerable populations – such as elderly and the immunocompromised – are at a high risk for both illnesses, she said.

With two Ohio college students being quarantined and monitored for Wuhan coronavirus, the state's top health officials are watching for more possible…

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Overall, this season's vaccine is about 36 percent effective in blunting or preventing flu, health officials say. That's better than earlier predictions, and good enough to prevent flu in thousands.

Three more people – all elderly women – have died of complications from the flu in Cuyahoga County, upping the total in Northeast Ohio to at least a dozen fatalities. From member station WKSU, M.L. Schultze reports. The deaths range from a 1-year-old boy in Summit County to a 101-year-old woman in Euclid. Health departments throughout the state are reporting thousands of cases of what’s known as H3N2, which is especially severe among young children and older adults. The Toledo area has had 250 cases reported.

Cases of the flu are plaguing Ohioans throughout the state and hospitalizations are soaring.The Ohio Department of Health’s Melanie Amato says there’s…

A controversial bill dealing with whether an employer can force workers to get the flu shot is still sitting in the Ohio House. The bill is set to get a...

Some companies, especially those in the healthcare fields, require their employees to get flu shots each year. A newly released bill would make that…