Flu Vaccine

Anne Arundel County health briefs

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Vision, hearing tests The Department of Health offers vision and hearing screenings in public schools for children in preschool, kindergarten, first and eighth grade, and also for students new to Anne Arundel county schools. Student in the following...

Diagnosis: You're old

2013-01-27 05:00:00

Here's a big question: When does old age begin? Will 30 years do it? Is being 50 and the holder of an AARP card with senior discounts enough? Both would be wrong guesses. Until recently, I hadn't thought much about it. Yet, I got the answer to this...

The sniffling and coughing season

2013-01-16 09:02:00

Flu season is upon us again, but authorities say it won't exhibit as mild a form this year as in seasons past. On Friday, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officially declared flu an epidemic in Maryland and 46 other states, meaning...

Flu clinics planned in Bel Air Friday and Saturday, Harford hospital visitation limits continue

2013-01-16 07:44:54

Harford County residents who have yet to get their flu shots will have another chance to get them this Friday and Saturday. The Harford County Health Department is offering a free vaccination clinic Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Harford County Council's...

Harford residents urged to get their flu shots

2013-01-09 12:46:43

Harford County Executive David R. Craig got his flue shot, and he's urging all Harford residents to get one as well. His vaccination was administered by the Harford County Health Department in Bel Air. "Flu season is upon us and I join with the Harford...

To fight the flu, Upper Chesapeake Health to limit visitations

2013-01-11 13:12:00

Upper Chesapeake Health, owner of Harford County's two hospitals, is offering a flu vaccination clinic Saturday and restricting its visitation policy in order to protect its patients and to help control the spread of the flu this season. Effective Jan....

Flu 411: What everyone needs to know

2013-01-16 15:25:00

It's flu season in Baltimore. A few days after Christmas, Baltimore resident Kathleen Dudley began experiencing telltale signs of the flu — fever, chills, body aches, sore throat, cough and overall exhaustion. "The worst part — the fever...

Hospitals seeing large number of patients with flu symptoms

2013-01-03 17:38:00

Area hospitals are coping with a surge of patients with achy bodies, fevers and sore throats as the nation grapples with a flu season that has hit earlier and harder than usual. The flu virus is unpredictable, so no one knows when the outbreak will...

Flu declared epidemic by CDC

2013-01-11 17:54:00

Federal health officials declared this season's flu outbreak an epidemic Friday as Maryland hospitals and clinics continued to treat unusually high numbers of patients for the virus and manufacturers reported low supplies of the vaccine to treat the...

Why flu shots won't give you the flu

2013-01-10 12:47:00

It inevitably happens to people every flu season - they obediently get a flu shot only to catch the virus anyway. But don't blame the flu shot. Despite what many people believe, the flu shot doesn't cause the flu. The influenza viruses in the shot...

Pondering when old age officially, or unofficially, starts to set in

2013-01-17 16:31:01

Editor: Here's a big question: When does old age begin? I have the answer. And, I got it by surprise. Recently, I saw my physician for a routine examination and health review. During the visit she declared for the record, that I made it to old age. On...

Ravens won't let flu take them down

2013-01-16 15:49:00

The worst flu outbreak in a decade hasn't spared the Ravens or other NFL players during the playoff season. Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis was recovering from the flu while playing the Denver Broncos last week, while owner Steve Bisciotti couldn't make the...

Flu vaccine inoculation

2013-04-03 16:34:03

Flu vaccine not protecting senior citizens

2013-02-21 15:02:00

Doctors recommend the influenza vaccine

2013-01-21 11:00:24