Flu Watch for Montana
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Flu Watch
Western MT flu cases rise, some pharmacies run out of vaccines
Posted 7:31 AM 1/16/2013 by Dax VanFossen - KAJ News
The number of flu cases continues to rise in Western Montana and in Flathead County alone, say flu cases are expected to surpass 300 by early next week.
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Flathead County still coping with flu outbreak
Posted 4:54 PM 1/15/2013 by Dax VanFossen - KAJ News
The number of flu cases continues to rise in Flathead County, and could surpass 300 by early next week. Reporter Dax VanFossen found out that there are several reasons for the latest surge of influenza.
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Continuous News
The flu vaccine: Why you should get one now
Posted 3:58 PM 1/15/2013 by Ryan Jaslow - CBS News
Get a flu vaccine, it's not too late. That's the recommendation being urged by federal health officials, local doctors and most experts who are commenting on this year's flu epidemic.
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Flu hospitalizes 22 in Missoula, shots tougher to find
Posted 10:10 AM 1/15/2013 by Russ Thomas - KPAX News
The recent news of widespread outbreaks of influenza across the country has many in western Montana scrambling to get their flu shot, and getting vaccinated is proving to be a bit of a challenge.
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More flu cases reported in Flathead County
Posted 6:47 AM 1/15/2013 by Dax VanFossen - KAJ News
The number of flu cases in Flathead County has jumped, with Flathead City-County Health Department Director Joe Russell says the number now stands at 244 confirmed cases.
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More getting flu shots in Western MT, vaccines running low
Posted 9:46 AM 1/14/2013 by KPAX/KAJ Media Center
The message for people to get their shots seemed to have take hold over the weekend, with some pharmacies reporting they had run out, or were running low as people took time to get vaccinated during their shopping trips.
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Idaho News
Idaho logs eight flu-related deaths
Posted 7:28 AM 1/14/2013 by KPAX/KAJ Media Center
Idaho medical providers and hospitals have been reporting an increase in visits for influenza-like respiratory illnesses across the state, with the 2012-2013 influenza season shaping up to be more serious than the past several years, according to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.
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More flu cases reported in Flathead County
Posted 12:26 PM 1/13/2013 by Laura Wilson - KAJ News
Officials say 56 new cases were reported last week, and the Flathead County Health Department expects another 10 cases will be reported early next week by Kalispell Regional Medical Center.
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Flu Watch
Flu cases down in some areas; child deaths up
Posted 7:40 AM 1/12/2013 by Elizabeth Cohen, Elizabeth Landau and Ashley Hayes - CNN
The spread of the flu across the United States appears to have slowed in some areas, but officials won't know for weeks whether the cases have peaked, the CDC director said Friday.
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Ravalli County running low on flu vaccine
Posted 6:53 PM 1/11/2013 by Dan Cimmino - KPAX News
With 12 confirmed cases of influenza this past week, the Ravalli County Health Department is starting to run low on the vaccine.
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