I recently saw an article that was titled “Goodbye swine flu! Epidemic seems to be over.” It immediately raised a red flag for me so I headed to the experts, the CDC.
Hmm, the CDC says that cases of flu are low right now but the cases that they are seeing are H1N1 and not the seasonal flu. They also say that “Flu activity, caused by either 2009 H1N1 or seasonal flu viruses, may rise and fall, but it is expected to continue for several more months.” So what does that mean? Will we see another huge outbreak?
The answer is….No one knows. What we do know is that if you haven’t had your seasonal AND H1N1 flu vaccinations, you could still get the flu. Both vaccinations are now widely available. I had mine several weeks ago when it first became available to anyone. It was easy, painless and FREE at my local health department. I was in and out in under 10 minutes. For me, that 10 minutes is worth it to save myself from days of sickness. What about you?