January 16th, 2013 by WCBC Radio
The scramble to get vaccinated is on as the number of states with widespread flu outbreaks jumps to 47- including Maryland and West Virginia. Nationwide, 20 kids have died this flu season. As infections reach near epidemic levels, health leaders are urging everyone over 6 months old to get vaccinated. Most people who were hospitalized with the flu in Maryland were over the age of 65- and Bill Glass with Beckman’s Green Street Pharmacy in Cumberland points out that there is a different shot used for senior citizens…