Outbreak started early, but still raging
By Nick Tabor, New Era Senior Staff Writer
Anyone
looking for a flu shot locally would be wise to call the pharmacy or doctor’s
office before making the trip. Some have run out in recent weeks.
But
despite that complication — and despite how late it may seem in flu season —
doctors and health officials agree that getting the vaccine is still worth it.
Though
the vaccines become available in late summer or early fall, traditional flu
season doesn’t start until February or March, said Dr. Keith Toms, a physician
at Generations Primary Care in Hopkinsville.
So it might just last longer this year.
“Thus
far, it’s not showing much abatement,” Toms said. “So it may be more of a
smoldering outbreak.”
