Health agencies, providers push for more people to get flu shot
(WorldNews Health)

Getting you flu shot is taking on extra urgency this year with the potential of a fall surge in COVID-19 cases. Health agencies and care providers across mid-Michigan are hoping that people get a shot to not only prevent bad flu infections, but to prevent local hospitals from getting overwhelmed. The science is clear, said Dr. Lydia Watson, chief medical officer for MidMichigan Health, which has hospitals in Gratiot and Clare counties, an emergency room in Isabella County and primary care offices across the region. People who get their flu shot have an easier time getting through it, she said.- Advertisement - While the flu vaccine isn`t 100 percent effective in preventing a flu infection,...